PArkersburg, WV, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parkersburg, WV – December 19, 2024 – Kronos Advanced Technologies, Inc. (OTC: KNOS) is pleased to announce that the company successfully paid its first special cash dividend on December 18, 2024. Shareholders can expect to begin seeing their dividend payments reflected in their accounts starting today.  This milestone underscores Kronos Advanced Technologies’ unwavering commitment to delivering value to its shareholders. By keeping its dividend payment schedule, KNOS demonstrated its dedication to shareholder returns.  “The payment of our cash dividend reflects our confidence in the company’s growth trajectory and our ability to reward the trust of our investors,” said Greg Rubin, CEO. “As we continue to innovate and expand, shareholder value remains...

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) (“AOI,” “we,” “us” or “our”) announced today that it has entered into transactions with holders (the “Noteholders”) of its 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) to exchange approximately $76.7 million principal amount of the 2026 Notes for (i) approximately $125 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”), (ii) approximately 1,487,874 shares of our common stock (the “Exchange Shares”) and (iii) approximately $89.6 thousand in cash representing accrued interest on the 2026 Notes and the value of fractional shares (such transactions, collectively, the “Exchanges”). The 2030 Notes will be our senior, unsecured obligations and will be equal in right of payment with...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Armada Hoffler (NYSE: AHH) announced that its press release issued under the headline “Armada Hoffler Announces Quarterly Dividend” on December 13, 2024 was changed only to correct the record date for the cash dividend on its 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. The record date for the cash dividend on Armada Hoffler’s 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock is January 2, 2025, rather than December 31, 2024. The record date for the cash dividend on Armada Hoffler’s common stock and the payment dates and dividend amounts for the dividends on Armada Hoffler’s common stock and 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock remain unchanged. The updated paragraph regarding Armada Hoffler’s cash dividend on its 6.75%...

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) is pleased to announce distributions for the month of December 2024 for its open-end exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds (“the Funds”). The ex-distribution date for all Open-End Funds is December 27, 2024. The ex-distribution date for all closed-end funds is December 31, 2024.Open-End Funds TickerSymbol Distributionpershare/unit RecordDate PayableDate DistributionFrequencyApple (AAPL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF – ETF Units APLY $0.1667 12/27/2024 01/06/2025 MonthlyPurpose Canadian Financial Income Fund – ETF Series BNC $0.1225¹ 12/27/2024 01/06/2025 MonthlyPurpose Global Bond Fund – ETF Units BND $0.0840 12/27/2024 01/06/2025 MonthlyBerkshire Hathaway (BRK) Yield Shares Purpose ETF – ETF Units BRKY $0.1000 12/27/2024 01/06/2025 MonthlyPurpose...

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: FMAO) the holding company of F&M Bank, with total assets of $3.39 billion at September 30, 2024, today announced that it has approved the Company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.22125 per share. The fourth-quarter dividend is payable on January 20, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 27, 2024. About Farmers & Merchants State Bank:Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO) is the holding company of F&M Bank, a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams,...

ORINDA, Calif., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 17, 2024, MacKenzie Realty Capital, Inc. (Nasdaq: MKZR) (“MacKenzie” or the “Company”), announced it has postponed its 2024 special meeting of stockholders (“Special Meeting”) from December 18, 2024, to January 6, 2025, to allow additional time for stockholder voting and the solicitation of proxies. The Special Meeting will be held on January 6, 2025, at 11 am Pacific Time at the offices of MacKenzie located at 89 Davis Rd., Suite 100, Orinda, California 94563. There have been no changes to the proposals to be voted on at the Special Meeting. The Company has postponed the Special Meeting to provide an opportunity for more stockholders to vote their shares in order to reach a quorum for the meeting; MacKenzie needs at least 50% of all shareholders to vote their shares. The...

ATLANTA, GA., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.22 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024, payable to holders of the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable in cash on January 15, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2024. About Americold Realty Trust, Inc. Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics real estate and value-added services. Focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, Americold owns and/or...

This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of CAPREIT’s prospectus supplement dated February 22, 2024, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 9, 2023. TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) (TSX:CAR.UN) announced today that is has completed, in part, its previously announced sale of its manufactured home community (“MHC”) portfolio, which now operates as Compass Communities. CAPREIT has completed the disposition of 11,605 residential lots for a gross purchase price of $715.0 million (all amounts disclosed herein exclude transaction costs and other customary adjustments). The purchase price was partially satisfied through an interest-only vendor take-back loan of $140.0 million, bearing interest at a rate of 3.0%...

Ontario, CA, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) (the “Company”) announced a twenty cent ($0.20) per share cash dividend with respect to the fourth quarter of 2024. This dividend was approved at the Company’s regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting held on December 16, 2024. The quarterly dividend will be payable on or about January 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024. “We are pleased to announce our 141st consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid to our shareholders,” said David A. Brager, President and Chief Executive Officer. Corporate OverviewCVB Financial Corp. (“CVBF”) is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. CVBF is one of the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California with greater than $15 billion in total assets. Citizens Business...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Elm Capital Corp. (the “Company” or “GECC”), (NASDAQ: GECC), a business development company, today is pleased to declare a special cash distribution of $0.05 per common share (the “Special Distribution”). The Special Distribution will be payable on January 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2024. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash distribution of $0.37 per share for the first quarter of 2025 (the “First Quarter 2025 Distribution”), equating to a 14.5% annualized yield on the Company’s closing market price on December 16, 2024 of $10.24. The First Quarter 2025 Distribution will be payable on March 31, 2025 to stockholders of record as of March 17, 2025. “We are very pleased to announce the 5.7% increase to...