National Retail Properties, Inc. Increases Common Dividend by 5.6%

ORLANDO, FL, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, declared a quarterly dividend of 37.5 cents per share payable May 15, 2008 to common shareholders of record on April 30, 2008.

The dividend represents an annualized rate of $1.50 per share and a 5.6% increase over the prior quarterly dividend of 35.5 cents. National Retail Properties has paid increased annual dividends per share for 18 consecutive years and is one of only 181 publicly traded companies in America that have increased annual dividends paid to shareholders for 18 or more consecutive years.

NNN acquires, owns, invests in, manages and develops properties that are leased primarily to retail tenants under long-term net leases. As of December 31, 2007, NNN owned 908 Investment Properties, with an aggregate leasable area of 10.6 million square feet, located in 44 states. For more information on the Company, visit http://www.nnnreit.com/.

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National Retail Properties, Inc.

Kevin B. Habicht, (top right photo)

Chief Financial Officer of National Retail Properties, Inc.,

+1-407-265-7348