CINCINNATI, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) ("PECO" or "the Company"), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") approved a 6.2% increase to the monthly dividend distributions payable October 1, 2026; November 3, 2026; and December 1, 2026 to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2026; October 15, 2026; and November 16, 2026, respectively.

The Board approved the distribution at a rate of $0.115 per share of the Company’s common stock. When annualized, this is equal to a rate of $1.38 per share, representing an increase of 6.2% over the previous annualized rate of $1.30 per share.

Operating partnership unit holders receive distributions at the same rate as common stockholders, subject to the required tax withholding.

Jeff Edison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO stated: "Our decision to increase the dividend reflects the continued strength of our cash flows and our commitment to delivering consistent shareholder value. This marks our sixth consecutive annual dividend increase and our third consecutive increase over 5%. This increase underscores our confidence in PECO’s operational execution and long-term growth strategy."

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About Phillips Edison & Company

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO") is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO’s centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO’s top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of June 30, 2026, PECO managed 330 shopping centers, including 302 wholly-owned centers comprising 33.9 million square feet across 31 states and 28 shopping centers owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on creating great grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time.

PECO uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investors website, which can be found at https://investors.phillipsedison.com, as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

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Kimberly Green, Head of Investor Relations

(513) 692-3399, kgreen@phillipsedison.com