Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend for Common and Preferred Stock

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SRC) (“Spirit” or the “Company”), a net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in single-tenant, operationally essential real estate, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on May 22, 2020 of $0.625 per common share, representing an annualized rate of $2.50 per common share. Stockholders of record as of Tuesday, June 30, 2020 will receive the cash dividend on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3750 per share to holders of the Company’s 6.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. Preferred stockholders of record as of Monday, June 15, 2020 will receive the cash dividend on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Information pertaining to Spirit’s dividends can be obtained through the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.spiritrealty.com. For account inquiries relating to Spirit’s quarterly dividends, please contact Spirit’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC at (866) 703-9065.

ABOUT SPIRIT REALTY

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SRC) is a premier net-lease REIT that primarily invests in single-tenant, operationally essential real estate assets, subject to long-term leases.

As of March 31, 2020, our diversified portfolio was comprised of 1,772 owned properties and 43 properties securing mortgage loans. Our owned properties, with an aggregate gross leasable area of 36.1 million square feet, are leased to 298 tenants across 48 states and 28 retail industries. More information about Spirit Realty Capital can be found on the investor relations page of the Company's website at www.spiritrealty.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

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