JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Parkway Properties,
Inc. (NYSE: PKY) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a
quarterly dividend of sixty-five cents ($.65) per share payable on
September 24, 2008, to shareholders of record of Common Stock on September
10, 2008. This dividend is the eighty-eighth (88th) consecutive quarterly
distribution to Parkway's shareholders of Common Stock and represents an
annualized dividend rate of $2.60 per share.
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The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of fifty
cents ($.50) per share payable on October 15, 2008 to shareholders of
record of Series D Preferred Stock on September 30, 2008.
Parkway Properties, Inc., a member of the S&P Small Cap 600 Index, is a
self-administered real estate investment trust specializing in the
operation, leasing, acquisition, and ownership of office properties. The
Company is geographically focused on the Southeastern and Southwestern
United States and Chicago. Parkway owns or has an interest in 68 office
properties located in 11 states with an aggregate of approximately 14.0
million square feet of leasable space as of August 7, 2008. Included in the
portfolio are 21 properties totaling 3.8 million square feet that are owned
jointly with other investors, representing 27.1% of the portfolio. Under
the Company's GEAR UP plan, which started January 1, 2006, and ends
December 31, 2008, it is the Company's strategy to transform from an
owner-operator to an operator-owner. The strategy highlights the Company's
strength in providing excellent service in the operation of office
properties in addition to its direct ownership of real estate assets.
Fee-based real estate services are offered through the Company's wholly
owned subsidiary, Parkway Realty Services, which also manages and/or leases
approximately 1.8 million square feet for third-party owners as of August
7, 2008.
Parkway Properties, Inc.'s press releases and additional information
about the Company are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.pky.com
.
CONTACT: STEVEN G. ROGERS
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SARAH P. CLARK
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
(601) 948-4091
SOURCE Parkway Properties, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Steven G. Rogers, President & Chief Executive
Officer, or Sarah P. Clark, Senior Vice President, both of
Parkway Properties, Inc., +1-601-948- 4091
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