CINCINNATI, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) ("PECO" or the "Company"), one of the nation's largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored omni-channel neighborhood shopping centers, announced today that all outstanding shares of its Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into Nasdaq-listed Common Stock on a one-for-one basis and begin trading on the Nasdaq on January 18, 2022.

The conversion will have no effect on the economic rights of holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, and PECO does not expect it to have any material effect on its future operations.

The conversion will occur automatically and without any action on the part of shareholders pursuant to PECO's charter, as amended or supplemented. The Common Stock has the same preferences, rights, voting powers (one vote per share), restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption or otherwise, as the Class B Common Stock, and all provisions of the charter, as amended or supplemented, applicable to the shares of Common Stock shall apply to the shares of Class B Common Stock post-conversion.

Immediately upon and concurrent with such conversion, no shares of Class B Common Stock will remain issued or outstanding. The CUSIP number of the Nasdaq-listed Common Stock is 71844V201.

About Phillips Edison & Company

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO"), an internally-managed REIT, is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO's centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO's top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Ahold Delhaize, and Albertsons. As of September 30, 2021, PECO manages 289 shopping centers, including 267 wholly-owned centers comprising 30.4 million square feet across 31 states, and 22 shopping centers owned in two institutional joint ventures. PECO is exclusively focused on creating great omni-channel grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one shopping center at a time.

PECO uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investors website, which can be found at https://investors.phillipsedison.com, as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (the "Company") other than historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in such act. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company's use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "seek," "objective," "goal," "strategy," "plan," "focus," "priority," "should," "could," "potential," "possible," "look forward," "optimistic," or other similar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this earnings release. Such statements include, in particular, statements about the Company's plans, strategies, and prospects, are based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks include, without limitation, (i) changes in national, regional, or local economic climates; (ii) local market conditions, including an oversupply of space in, or a reduction in demand for, properties similar to those in the Company's portfolio; (iii) vacancies, changes in market rental rates, and the need to periodically repair, renovate, and re-let space; (iv) changes in interest rates and the availability of permanent mortgage financing; (v) competition from other available properties and the attractiveness of properties in the Company's portfolio to its tenants; (vi) the financial stability of tenants, including the ability of tenants to pay rent; (vii) changes in tax, real estate, environmental, and zoning laws; (viii) the concentration of the Company's portfolio in a limited number of industries, geographies, or investments; (ix) the economic, political and social impact of, and uncertainty relating to, the COVID-19 pandemic; and (x) any of the other risks included in the Company's SEC filings. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of the Company's performance in future periods.

Additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ are described in the filings made from time to time by the Company with the SEC and include the risk factors and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021, and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, filed on August 5, 2021, in each case as updated from time to time in the Company's periodic and/or current reports filed with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements.

Investors:

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.

Michael Koehler, Vice President of Investor Relations

(513) 338-2743

InvestorRelations@phillipsedison.com

Source: Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.

Phillips Edison & Company Announces Conversion Date of Class B Common Stock into Nasdaq-Listed Common Stock