MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Middlefield Banc Corp. (NASDAQ: MBCN) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share. The second-quarter dividend is payable on June 14, 2024, to shareholders of record on May 31, 2024. About Middlefield Banc Corp. Middlefield Banc Corp., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, is the Bank holding Company of The Middlefield Banking Company, with total assets of $1.82 billion at March 31, 2024. The Bank operates 21 full-service banking centers and an LPL Financial® brokerage office serving Ada, Beachwood, Bellefontaine, Chardon, Cortland, Dublin, Garrettsville, Kenton, Mantua, Marysville, Middlefield, Newbury, Orwell, Plain City, Powell, Solon, Sunbury, Twinsburg, and Westerville. The Bank also operates a Loan Production Office...

Successfully Executing on its Comprehensive Value Strategy Reminds Shareholders to Vote “FOR” Genco’s Nominees on the WHITE Proxy Card NEW YORK, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today mailed a letter to shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), scheduled to be held on May 23, 2024. Shareholders of record as of March 28, 2024 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. The letter and information about how to vote at the meeting is available at www.VoteForGenco.com. The full text of the letter follows: Dear Genco shareholders, The Annual Meeting is approaching quickly, and we need your vote “FOR”...

NEW YORK, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SoFi, a leading provider of thematic and income ETFs, today announced monthly distributions on the SoFi Enhanced Yield ETF (THTA). Distribution as of 05/14/2024ETFTicker Distributionper Share DistributionRate * 30-Day SEC Yield** Ex-Date RecordDate PaymentDateTHTA $0.2326 13.80% 4.26% 05/15/2024 05/16/2024 05/17/2024Inception date: 11/15/2023Click here to view standardized performance for THTA. THTA, launched in partnership with Tidal Investments LLC and ZEGA Financial LLC, seeks current income by combining a strategy of holding U.S. government securities, including U.S. Treasury Bills and U.S. Treasury Bonds, with a “credit spread” option strategy to seek to generate enhanced yield. About SoFiOur mission is to help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions....

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Keg Royalties Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: KEG.UN) today announced that its May 2024 distribution of $0.0946 per unit has been declared and is payable to unitholders of record as at May 21, 2024. The May 2024 distribution will be paid on May 31, 2024. The Fund is a limited purpose, open-ended trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario that, through The Keg Rights Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of the Fund, owns certain trademarks and other related intellectual property used by Keg Restaurants Ltd. (“KRL”). In exchange for use of those trademarks, KRL pays the Fund a royalty of 4% of gross sales of Keg restaurants included in the royalty pool. With approximately 10,000 employees, over 100 restaurants and annual system sales exceeding $700 million,...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paul Mueller Company (OTC: MUEL) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of 23 cents ($0.23) per share on its outstanding common stock. The action was taken on May 10, 2024, at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The dividend of 23 cents ($0.23) per share is payable on June 28, 2024, to shareholders of record on May 24, 2024. Additionally, on May 7, 2024, the tender offer announced on March 15, 2024, expired with 148,874 shares being tendered for a total of $11,909,920. On May 13, 2024, Computershare, the Depository for the tender offer, will deliver funds to the Depository Trust Company to be disbursed to the brokerage accounts of those who tendered shares. On May 14, 2024, Computershare will mail checks to those registered shareholders...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NYSE: AFT) – Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) today announced the declaration of its distribution for the month of May 2024 of $0.140 per common share, payable on the date noted below. The following dates apply to the declared distribution: Ex-Date: May 22, 2024Record Date: May 23, 2024Payment Date: May 31, 2024Per Share Amount: $0.140 Apollo Contact Information: Product Literature877-864-4834 InvestorsElizabeth BesenInvestor Relations ManagerApollo Global Management, Inc.212-822-0625ebesen@apollo.com Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release may contain statements that are forward looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. These...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NYSE: AIF) – Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) today announced the declaration of its distribution for the month of May 2024 of $0.144 per common share, payable on the date noted below. The following dates apply to the declared distribution: Ex-Date: May 22, 2024Record Date: May 23, 2024Payment Date: May 31, 2024Per Share Amount: $0.144 Apollo Contact Information: Product Literature877-864-4834 InvestorsElizabeth BesenInvestor Relations ManagerApollo Global Management, Inc.212-822-0625ebesen@apollo.com Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release may contain statements that are forward looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. These statements...

ATHENS, Greece, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”), a containership charter owner, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.375 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2024, to be paid on June 3, 2024 to shareholders of record as of May 24, 2024. About Global Ship Lease Global Ship Lease is a leading independent owner of containerships with a diversified fleet of mid-sized and smaller containerships. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December 2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under fixed-rate charters to top tier container liner companies. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2008. As at December 31, 2023, Global Ship Lease owned 68 containerships,...

Increased Ability’s total assets managed by Mount Logan to $617 million and reinsured an additional $39 million Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities during the quarter Generated $9.5 million of insurance segment Spread Related Earnings (“SRE”) for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2024, demonstrating the earnings power of the insurance segment Strong quarter for the asset management segment with another quarter of record management fees. Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) for the quarter of $1.6 million, up 15% as compared to first quarter 2023. FRE increases attributable to growth in Assets Under Management (“AUM”) and management fees Declared quarterly distribution of C$0.02 per common share in the second quarter of 2024, the nineteenth consecutive quarter of a shareholder distribution TORONTO, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mount...

Selected HighlightsFirst quarter Operating EBITDA* of $63.6 million and net loss of $16.7 millionImproving pulp markets and lower costs driving stronger EBITDAQuarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per shareNEW YORK, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC) today reported first quarter 2024 Operating EBITDA of $63.6 million, an increase from $27.5 million in the same quarter of 2023 and $21.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2024, net loss was $16.7 million (or $0.25 per share), which included a non-cash loss on disposal of $23.6 million (or $0.35 per share) relating to the dissolution of the Cariboo Pulp and Paper (“CPP”) joint venture, compared to a net loss of $30.6 million (or $0.46 per share) in the first quarter of 2023 and a net loss of $87.2...