Duke Realty Responds to Acquisition Proposal from Prologis, Inc.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE) (“Duke Realty” or “the Company”), the largest domestic-only logistics REIT, today responded to Prologis, Inc.’s (NYSE: PLD) (“Prologis”) non-binding proposal to acquire the Company in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of Prologis’ May 10, 2022 proposal, Duke Realty shareholders would receive 0.466 shares of Prologis common stock for each share of Duke Realty common stock they own.
“As we have repeatedly made clear to Prologis during our discussions over the past several months, consistent with its fiduciary duties, our Board of Directors has carefully evaluated proposals from Prologis and we remain open to exploring all paths to maximize shareholder value, and we believe the latest offer, virtually unchanged from its prior proposals, is insufficient in that regard.”
“We have delivered superior returns for our shareholders based on our best-in-class industrial warehouse portfolio, world-class organization and the execution of our growth-oriented strategic plan. Our business is robust, and we have significant momentum, as evidenced by the record levels of in-service and stabilized occupancy and considerable leasing success of our development pipeline. We will continue to drive sustainable value creation and are confident in our ability to generate consistent double-digit growth in FFO, AFFO and dividends for our shareholders for years to come.”
Duke Realty will have no further comment on the proposal at this time.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as financial advisor to Duke Realty, and Hogan Lovells is serving as legal advisor.
About Duke Realty Corporation
Duke Realty Corporation owns and operates approximately 164.9 million rentable square feet of industrial assets in 19 major logistics markets. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about Duke Realty Corporation is available at www.dukerealty.com.
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