New $9 billion authorization for share repurchase Company declares regular quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share Confirming capital allocation priorities, including brand and capabilityreinvestment, bolt-on acquisitions, share repurchase and dividendsCHICAGO, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) approved a new share repurchase authorization of up to $9 billion of Class A common stock, effective January 1, 2025. The new authorization, effective until December 31, 2027, will replace the current $6 billion authorization, of which approximately $2.8 billion is presently remaining and would otherwise expire on December 31, 2025. The company may repurchase the shares in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or a combination of the foregoing. Share...

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on shares of its common stock for the quarter ending December 31, 2024. The dividend will be payable on January 23, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 20, 2024. In addition, the Board declared cash dividends on the Company’s 8.000% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”), 7.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series E Preferred Stock”), 6.875% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series F Preferred Stock”) and 7.000% Series G Cumulative...

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Priority Income Fund, Inc. (“Priority Income Fund” or the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors has declared monthly cash “base” and “bonus” common shareholder distributions for December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025. The annualized total cash distribution is $1.34016 per share (12.0% annualized rate for Class R and 12.9% annualized rate for Class I), for distributions with record dates between December 10, 2024 and February 5, 2025 based on the current Class R offering price of $11.16 per common share and the current Class I offering price of $10.41 per common share. The cash “base” distribution will have monthly record dates and will be payable monthly to common stockholders of record at the close of business each month. These declared distributions equal...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ-LSTR), a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation logistics services, announced that on December 9, 2024, its Board of Directors has declared a special one-time cash dividend in the amount of $2.00 per share, payable on January 21, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 7, 2025. “Landstar’s strong balance sheet and free cash flow generation enable us to continue to return value to our stockholders,” said Landstar President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Lonegro. The Company purchased a total of 452,019 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $82.1 million during the first 11 months of its 2024 fiscal...

Portage, Michigan, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stryker (NYSE:SYK) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.84 per share payable January 31, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2024, representing an increase of 5.0% versus the prior year and previous quarter.  “We continue to deliver strong financial results, and consistent with our capital allocation priorities we are raising our dividend 5.0%,” said Kevin Lobo, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Stryker. About Stryker Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside...

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Better Choice Company (NYSE: BTTR) (“Better Choice” or “the Company”), a pet health and wellness company, today announced that as part of the acquisition of SRx Health Solutions Inc. (‘SRx Health’), a leading provider of innovative healthcare solutions, the capital stock distribution of Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc. has increased from an 8% to 17% dividend. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of required shareholder approvals from SRx Health and Better Choice. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2025. About Better Choice Company Inc. Better Choice Company Inc. is a rapidly growing pet health and wellness company committed to leading the industry shift toward pet products and services that help dogs...

NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JOF) (the “Fund”) announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.3118 per share payable on December 27, 2024 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2024. The ex-dividend date will be December 19, 2024. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends to send a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year concerning the tax treatment of the dividend distributions that were paid to shareholders of...

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 6, 2024, the Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) declared an annual common share dividend, in the amount of $4.50 per share, and a quarterly common share dividend, in the amount of $0.10 per share. Both the annual and quarterly dividends are payable January 16, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 9, 2025. The annual dividend amount for 2024 was determined by the Board based on our capital position, existing capital resources, and expected current and future capital needs. The Board is expected to continue to declare quarterly dividends for 2025. The Board also set the close of business on March 14, 2025, as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, Progressive’s...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (NYSE AMERICAN: ESP) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2024 to all shareholders of record on December 20, 2024. Furthermore, the Board of Directors appointed Ms. Jennifer Pickering to the position of Corporate Secretary. Jennifer joined the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer in April 2024 and previously served as Assistant Corporate Secretary since June 2024. This appointment comes after the retirement of Ms. Peggy A. Murphy, effective December 6, 2024. Ms. Murphy was employed by the Company since October 1978 and held the position of Corporate Secretary since December 1998. Espey’s primary business is the development, design,...

SHELL PLC THIRD QUARTER 2024 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND PAYMENTS December 9, 2024 The Board of Shell plc today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the third quarter 2024 interim dividend, which was announced on October 31, 2024 at US$0.344 per ordinary share. Shareholders have been able to elect to receive their dividends in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Holders of ordinary shares who have validly submitted US dollars, euros or pounds sterling currency elections by November 29, 2024 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.344, €0.3262 or 27.03p per ordinary share, respectively. Absent any valid election to the contrary, persons holding their ordinary shares through Euroclear Nederland will receive their dividends in euros at the euro rate per ordinary share shown above. Absent...