EdR Announces 3% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.38 Per Share

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile EdR Announces 3% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.38 Per Share PR Newswire MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15, 2016 MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EdR (NYSE: EDR), a leader in the ownership, development and management of collegiate housing, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.38 per share of common stock. This is the sixth consecutive year EdR has increased its dividend. The dividend will be payable August 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of July 29, 2016. About EdR EdR (NYSE:EDR) is one of America's largest owners, developers and managers of collegiate housing. EdR is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns or manages 79 communities with more than 41,000 beds serving 52 universities in 24 states. EdR is a member of the Russell 2000 Index, the S&P MidCap 400 and the Morgan Stanley REIT indices. For details, please visit the company's Web site at www.EdRtrust.com. For more information, contact: J. Drew Koester, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor Relations 901-259-2523   dkoester@EdRtrust.com For media information or photography, contact:   Susan Jennings, Vice President, Corporate Communication and Marketing 901-259-2506   sjennings@EdRtrust.com   Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Statements about the company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations. You should not rely on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's future results, performance, or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks are set forth under the captions "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in our annual report on Form 10-K and under the caption "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" (or similar captions) in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and as described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any guidance or other forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, unless required by law. Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160201/328115LOGO SOURCE EdR Web Site: http://www.edrtrust.com Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504