National Retail Properties Increases Dividend to $0.385

The Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. NNN declared a quarterly dividend of 38.5 cents per share payable August 15, 2011 to common shareholders of record on July 29, 2011. The dividend represents an annualized rate of $1.54 per share and marks the twenty-second consecutive year National Retail Properties has paid increased annual dividends per share. National Retail Properties is one of only four publicly traded REITs and 105 publicly traded companies in America to have increased annual dividends for 22 or more consecutive years.