NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today that its board of directors (the "Board of Directors") has approved a special dividend of $0.75 per share on the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), payable on December 31, 2024, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2024. This special dividend represents the projected balance of 100% of the Company's 2024 distributable real estate investment trust ("REIT") income to date over the cash dividends previously paid in 2024.
Approximately $0.30 per share, or $49.8 million, of the special dividend will be paid in cash (exclusive of cash paid in lieu of fractional shares) (the "Cash Amount"), and approximately $0.45 per share, or $74.7 million, of the special dividend will be paid in shares of Common Stock. Stockholders will have the option to elect to receive their special dividend either in all cash or all shares of Common Stock, however, the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed will be equal to the Cash Amount, with the balance of the special dividend payable in the form of Common Stock. If the aggregate amount of stockholder cash elections exceeds the Cash Amount, then the payment of such cash elections will be made on a pro rata basis to stockholders who made the cash election such that the aggregate amount paid in cash to such stockholders equals the Cash Amount, with the balance paid in shares of Common Stock. Stockholders electing all shares, or failing to make an election, will receive all shares of Common Stock, unless the Cash Amount has not been met, in which case, those stockholders not making an election will receive cash on a pro rata basis until the Cash Amount has been met, with the balance paid in shares of Common Stock. If the Cash Amount has not then been met, the remaining cash will be allocated on a pro rata basis to those electing shares, with the balance paid in shares of Common Stock. Election forms will be mailed to stockholders after the record date, and must be returned before the election deadline of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on December 13, 2024. The Company will pay cash in lieu of issuing any fractional shares, but cash paid in lieu of fractional shares will not count toward the Cash Amount. The amount of shares of Common Stock to be distributed will be determined based on the results of the stockholder elections and the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock for the three trading days commencing on December 16, 2024. Equiniti Trust Company, LLC will serve as the Company's election and disbursing agent.
To offset the dilutive impact of the Common Stock portion of the special dividend, the Board of Directors also approved a reverse stock split, which we expect to complete in January 2025.
About OUTFRONT Media Inc.
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in the United States. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
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