Supermarket Income REIT declares interim dividend

(Sharecast News) - Supermarket Income REIT declared an interim dividend of 1.53p per share for the quarter ended 30 June on Thursday. The FTSE 250 real estate investment trust said the dividend would be paid as a property income distribution (PID) on or around 22 August.

It said the dividend was in respect of the company's tax-exempt property rental business and would be paid in cash.

The ex-dividend date would be 24 July, with the record date set for 25 July.

There would be no scrip dividend alternative offered for the quarter, although the board said it would continue to assess the possibility of offering one in future periods.

At 1012 BST, shares in Supermarket Income REIT were up 0.59% at 84.7p.

Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.