** Acadia Realty Trust's AKR.N shares down 1.9% at $23.03
post-market after co announces follow-on
** Retail REIT commences 4.5 mln share offering
** It enters into 1-yr forward sales agreement with
bookrunners Wells Fargo, Goldman and Jefferies
** Upon settlement of such agreements, Acadia to use net
proceeds to fund potential investments, working capital and debt
repayment
** AKR, which traded x-dividend on Mon, gained 2.2% to close
at $23.48
** Acadia set to pay qtrly dividend of 19 cents/sh on Oct 15
** Co has ~105.33 mln shares outstanding, per LSEG
** Stock up 38% YTD and up ~64% over the past 12 months
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))