Duke Realty Corporation (DRE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.9 percent to $0.18 per share in 2015. Also Duke will pay a special dividend of $0.20 per share. The special dividend will be paid on December 15, 2015. The regular quarterly dividend will be paid on November 30. The ex-date for both dividend is November 12.

Duke Realty Corporation is an industrial REIT. The company specializes in the ownership, management and development of bulk distribution real estate. Its properties are leased by a diverse base of  tenants whose businesses include e-commerce, government services, manufacturing, retailing, wholesale trade, and distribution. As a fully integrated commercial real estate firm the company provides in-house leasing, management, development and construction services. Duke Realty launched its business in 1972 with the development of an industrial building in Indianapolis, IN. Currently the company has properties in 21 major logistics markets across the United States.