CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Petrus Resources Ltd. (“Petrus” or the “Company”) (TSX: PRQ) is pleased to confirm that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend in the amount of $0.01 per share payable January 31, 2025, to shareholders of record on January 15, 2025. The dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes. Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)Petrus’ DRIP enables eligible shareholders to reinvest all or part of their cash dividends into additional common shares of the Company. Participation in the DRIP is optional. Eligible shareholders who elect to reinvest their cash dividends under the DRIP will receive common shares issued from treasury at a discount of 3% from the market price of the common shares. To participate in the DRIP, registered...

VERO BEACH, Florida, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR-PRC) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today confirmed the January 2025 cash dividend for the Company’s Common Stock, consistent with the previous guidance which the Company released on December 26, 2024. The Company also confirmed the Q1 2025 monthly cash dividend rate for the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock. January 2025 Common Stock Dividend InformationMonth   Dividend   Holder of Record Date   Payment DateJanuary 2025   $0.24   January 15, 2025   January 30, 2025             Q1 2025 Series C Preferred Stock Dividend InformationMonth   Dividend   Holder of Record Date   Payment DateJanuary 2025   $0.14583   January 15, 2025   January 27, 2025February 2025   $0.14583   February 15, 2025   February...

GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMI”) (OTCQX: GAMI) announced today that assets under management (“AUM”) were $31.7 billion at December 31, 2024 as compared to $31.1 billion at December 31, 2023. The 2023 AUM included $620 million of SICAV AUM that were subsequently reclassified in January 2024 as assets under administration. GAMI expects to report fourth quarter 2024 diluted earnings in the range of $0.65 to $0.71 per share versus $0.66 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023. GAMI expects to report 2024 diluted earnings in the range of $2.59 to $2.65 per share versus $2.38 per share for 2023. GAMI will be issuing further details on its financial results in early February. About GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMI is known for its research-driven value approach to equity investing (known as...

CHICAGO, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (the “Trust”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.077 per share of the Trust’s common shares (NYSE: XFLT). The Trust also declared preferred dividends for the quarter of $0.40625 per share of the Trust’s 6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares (NYSE: XFLTPRA). The following dates apply to each declaration:Share Class Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Amount Change from Previous DeclarationXFLT January 16, 2025 January 16, 2025 February 3, 2025 $0.077 No ChangeXFLTPRA January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025 January 31, 2025 $0.40625 No Change1_______________________________1 The Trust’s 6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares dividend is calculated based on the preferred shares Liquidation Preference...

$95 Million Returned to Policyholders in the Last 5 Years PHOENIX, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona® (MICA) announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a policyholder dividend of $16 million. The dividend will be allocated among participating policyholders who are current members as of December 31, 2024, the record date. “As a mutual insurer, our member-policyholders are at the heart of everything we do,” said Edward G. Marley, MICA President and CEO. “This dividend is a testament to our financial strength and commitment to offering unique value for our medical professional liability policyholders. We’re proud to share our success directly with our insureds once again.” The dividend represents approximately 18% of a policyholder’s 2024 annual premium for those members insured by MICA...

TORONTO, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guardian Capital LP (“Guardian Capital”) announces the confirmed amounts of the annual special year-end distributions (the “Special Distributions”) for the 2024 tax year for the ETF series of the Guardian Capital funds listed below (the “Guardian Capital ETFs”).Guardian Capital ETFs Series ofETF Units TradingSymbol Exchange Confirmed SpecialDistribution Amount(per ETF Unit)GuardBondsTM 1-3 Year Laddered Investment Grade Bond Fund ETF Units GBLF CboeCanada CAD$0.0127Guardian Canadian Bond Fund ETF Units GCBD TSX CAD$0.2452Guardian Canadian Focused Equity Fund ETF Units GCFE TSX CAD$1.0905Guardian i3 International Quality Growth Fund ETF Units GIQI CboeCanada CAD$0.0093Guardian International Equity Select Fund ETF Units GIES TSX CAD$1.0189The...

TORONTO, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — J. P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM)* today announced the final December 2024 cash distributions for the below listed JPMorgan ETFs. The JPMorgan ETFs trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Unitholders of record on December 31, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on January 9, 2025. Details of the “per unit” distributions are as follows:JPMorgan ETF name Ticker symbol Distribution per unit ($) Payment frequencyJPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF JEPI 0.11281 MonthlyJPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF JEPQ 0.12894 MonthlyTo learn more about the JPMorgan ETFs, please visit www.jpmorgan.com/ca/advisors For more information, please e-mail: jpmam.canada@jpmorgan.com About J.P. Morgan Asset Management J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with assets under...

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the 2024 fourth-quarter distributions for Purpose Specialty Lending Trust.  Ticker Symbol Distributionper share/unit Ex Distribution Date Record Date Payable DatePurpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class A Unlisted $ 0.1215 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class F Unlisted $ 0.1255 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class U Unlisted US$ 0.1620 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class A1, Series 2 Unlisted $ 0.1405 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025Purpose Specialty Lending Trust – Class F, Series 3 Unlisted $ 0.1455 12/31/2024 12/31/2024 01/23/2025About Purpose Investments Inc. Purpose Investments Inc. is an asset management company...

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the final December 2024 cash distributions and annual notional capital gains distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is December 31, 2024 for all the ETF Series securities listed in the table below. All distributions are payable on January 8, 2025. For the annual notional capital gains distributions, these will be reinvested in additional units of the respective ETF Series securities and do not include any cash distribution amounts for December 2024. The additional units will be immediately consolidated so that the number of units outstanding following the distribution will equal the number of units outstanding before the distribution. The actual taxable amounts of distributions for 2024,...

Scilex notified NASDAQ on December 30, 2024 that it has set a new record date of January 28, 2025 (the “Record Date”) for the dividend of Scilex preferred stock to Scilex’s stockholders and certain other securityholders of Scilex. PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex” or “Company”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain and, following the formation of its proposed joint venture with IPMC Company, neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved changing the previously announced record date of November 7, 2024 for its previously announced dividend of Scilex preferred stock (the “Dividend”)...