BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- STAG Industrial, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: STAG) today announced the tax treatment of its 2013 distributions to holders of its common and preferred stock.

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For holders of the Company's common stock, the 2013 dividend of $1.37 per share includes one quarterly distribution declared in 2012 and paid in 2013, three quarterly distributions declared and paid in 2013 and two monthly distributions declared and paid in 2013. Only 73% of the common stock dividend was taxable in 2013. The tax treatment for the common stock dividend is detailed in the investor relations section on the Company's website and is summarized as follows:




              Record Date                     Payable Date                           Total                            2013 Ordinary           2013 Total                                2013 2013 Return of

                                                                                   Distribution                            Taxable              CapitalGain           Unrecaptured               Capital Per

                                                                                     Per Share                            Dividends            Distribution           Section 1250                  Share

                                                                                                                                                                        Gain (1)
    ---                                                                                                                                                           ---                                              ---


              12/31/2012                                   1/15/2013                           $0.270000                            $0.191600               $0.005400              $0.002700                 $0.073000


               3/29/2013                                   4/15/2013                           $0.300000                            $0.212900               $0.006000              $0.003000                 $0.081100


               6/28/2013                                   7/15/2013                           $0.300000                            $0.212900               $0.006000              $0.003000                 $0.081100


               9/30/2013                                  10/15/2013                           $0.300000                            $0.212900               $0.006000              $0.003000                 $0.081100


              10/31/2013                                  11/15/2013                           $0.100000                            $0.071000               $0.002000              $0.001000                 $0.027000


              11/29/2013                                  12/16/2013                           $0.100000                            $0.071000               $0.002000              $0.001000                 $0.027000


    (1) The 2013 Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain is a subset of, and is included in, the Total Capital Gain Distribution amount.

The December 2013 monthly dividend that was declared on September 24, 2013 and paid on January 15, 2014 of $0.10 will be considered a distribution made in 2014 for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

For holders of the Company's preferred stock, all 2013 dividends were classified as ordinary income.

About STAG Industrial, Inc.

STAG Industrial, Inc. is an industrial operating company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single-tenant, net-leased industrial properties located throughout the United States. The Company's portfolio consists of 209 properties in 34 states with approximately 38.1 million rentable square feet.

For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.stagindustrial.com.

SOURCE STAG Industrial, Inc.