DCT Industrial Trust® Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement with Prologis
20 August 2018 - 10:10PM
Business Wire
DCT Industrial Trust® (NYSE: DCT), a leading real estate
company, today announced that at a Special Meeting of Stockholders
held earlier today, DCT Industrial’s stockholders approved the
previously announced merger agreement with Prologis (NYSE:
PLD).
Approximately 99.93 percent of voting DCT Industrial
stockholders cast their votes in favor of the merger, representing
approximately 86.85 percent of DCT Industrial’s outstanding common
stock as of the record date for the special stockholder meeting.
The final results will be available on Form 8-K to be filed by the
Company later this week.
Upon completion of the transaction, DCT Industrial stockholders
will receive 1.02 Prologis shares for each DCT share they own. The
transaction remains subject to certain closing conditions and is
expected to close on or around August 22, 2018, at which time DCT
will be merged into Prologis and will no longer trade on the
NYSE.
Advisors
BofA Merrill Lynch is acting as exclusive financial advisor and
Goodwin Procter LLP is serving as legal advisor to DCT. J.P. Morgan
is acting as exclusive financial advisor and Mayer Brown LLP is
serving as legal advisor to Prologis.
About DCT Industrial
Trust®
DCT Industrial is a leading logistics real estate company
specializing in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing
and management of bulk-distribution and light-industrial properties
in high-demand distribution markets in the United States. DCT’s
actively-managed portfolio is strategically located near population
centers and well-positioned to take advantage of market dynamics.
As of June 30, 2018, the Company owned interests in approximately
74.0 million square feet of properties leased to approximately 830
customers. DCT maintains a Baa2 rating from Moody’s Investors
Service and a BBB from S&P Global Ratings. Additional
information is available at www.dctindustrial.com.
About Prologis
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate
with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As of June 30,
2018, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned
basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development
projects expected to total approximately 685 million square feet
(64 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern
distribution facilities to a diverse base of approximately 5,000
customers across two major categories: business-to-business and
retail/online fulfillment.
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provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this
statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor
provisions. These forward-looking statements reflect our current
views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and
prospects, which are based on the information currently available
to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our
plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as
reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions,
expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved.
Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by
a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control
including, without limitation, risks related to the satisfaction of
closing conditions to, and our ability to close, the transaction
described herein, and other factors detailed in DCT’s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to
update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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DCT Industrial TrustMelissa Sachs,
303-597-2400investorrelations@dctindustrial.com
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