NEW YORK, March 13, 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 March 31, 2024. The dividend will be payable on April 25, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 25, 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 Redeemable...

DISTRIBUTION OF A DIVIDEND OF 1.20 EURO PER SHARE The Board of Directors of Rexel has decided to submit to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on April 30, 2024, the payment of a dividend of 1.20 euro per share, by deduction from the results. The right to this dividend shall be detached from the share on May 150F1, 2024. The dividend shall be paid on May 17th, 2024. ABOUT REXEL GROUP Rexel, worldwide expert in the multichannel professional distribution of products and services for the energy world, addresses three main markets: residential, commercial, and industrial. The Group supports its residential, commercial, and industrial customers by providing a tailored and scalable range of products and services in energy management for construction, renovation, production, and maintenance. Rexel operates through a network of more than 1,950...

Represents a $0.15 Per Share Increase Over 2023 Special Dividend NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) (NASDAQ: SIGA), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced that its board of directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.60 per share on the company’s common stock. This represents an increase of $0.15 per share, or 33%, over the cash dividend paid in June 2023. The dividend is payable on April 11, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 26, 2024. “Our operating performance, strong cash resources, and continued confidence in SIGA’s business position us to declare a special cash dividend for our shareholders,” said Diem Nguyen, Chief Executive Officer. “The significant increase in the dividend compared with the prior-year dividend reflects our active...

NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NYSE: AFT) – Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) today announced the declaration of its distribution for the month of March 2024 of $0.137 per common share, payable on the date noted below. The following dates apply to the declared distribution: Ex-Date: March 20, 2024Record Date: March 21, 2024Payment Date: March 28, 2024Per Share Amount: $0.137 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....

NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NYSE: AIF) – Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) today announced the declaration of its distribution for the month of March 2024 of $0.138 per common share, payable on the date noted below. The following dates apply to the declared distribution: Ex-Date: March 20, 2024Record Date: March 21, 2024Payment Date: March 28, 2024Per Share Amount: $0.138 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...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (NYSE AMERICAN: ESP) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share, a 16% increase over the prior dividend. The dividend will be payable on March 28, 2024 to all shareholders of record on March 22, 2024. Espey’s primary business is the development, design, and production of specialized military and industrial power supplies/transformers.  The Company can be found on the Internet at www.espey.com. For further information, contact Ms. Katrina Sparano at invest@espey.com. Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 25-percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.32 to $0.40 per share. The dividend is payable on June 13, 2024 to shareholders of record as of May 23, 2024. “Our latest dividend increase reflects our confidence in Applied Materials’ ability to generate profitable growth and strong free cash flow,” said Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO. “We believe Applied can continue to outperform the semiconductor equipment market in the years ahead, and we expect our services business to deliver double-digit growth and more than enough operating profit to support a growing dividend.” The quarterly cash dividend is a key component of Applied’s capital allocation strategy. Today’s announcement...

SHANGHAI, China, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smart Share Global Limited (Nasdaq: EM) (“Energy Monster” or the “Company”), a consumer tech company providing mobile device charging service, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a special cash dividend of US$0.015 per ordinary share, or US$0.03 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”), to holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs of record as of the close of business on May 31, 2024, U.S. Eastern Time, payable in U.S. dollars. Dividend to be paid to the Company’s ADS holders through the depositary bank will be subject to the terms of the deposit agreement. The payment date is expected to be on or around June 7, 2024 for holders of ordinary shares and on or around June 14, 2024 for holders of ADSs. The total amount of cash to be distributed for the dividend is...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly dividend of 49.5 cents per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable April 15, 2024, to stockholders of record at the close of business March 28, 2024. The Company also announced an enhancement to its long history of returning capital to shareholders with the authorization of a program to repurchase up to $200 million of its outstanding common stock. While there is no end date to the program, the Company is targeting completion of this program by the end of fiscal 2025. “This announcement demonstrates National Fuel’s continued focus on returning capital to our shareholders,” said David P. Bauer, President and Chief...

SHELL PLC FOURTH QUARTER 2023 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND PAYMENTS March 11, 2024 The Board of Shell plc today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the fourth quarter 2023 interim dividend, which was announced on February 1, 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 March 1, 2024 will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.344, €0.3151 or 26.90p 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 any...