TORONTO, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Inc. (“GCIC”) is pleased to announce that CMP 2022 Resource Limited Partnership (“CMP 2022”) has completed the transfer of assets into Dundee Global Fund Corporation in exchange for shares of Dundee Global Resource Class. On the date of transfer, February 2, 2024, the net asset value for CMP 2022 was $301.49 per Class A Unit and $348.73 per Class F Unit. The net asset value for Dundee Global Resource Class was $4.67 per Series A Share and $5.10 per Series F Share. Upon the dissolution of CMP 2022, on or about February 15, 2024, shares of Dundee Global Resource Class will be distributed to the limited partners of CMP 2022 (“Limited Partners”). In the interim, Limited Partners can determine a value for their holdings in Dundee Global Resource Class...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HighPeak Energy, Inc. (“HighPeak” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HPK) today announced a 60 percent increase to its quarterly dividend to $0.04 per share and a $75 million share repurchase authorization.   Quarterly Dividend The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share to be paid on March 25, 2024 to stockholders of record on March 1, 2024.   Stock Repurchase Program HighPeak’s Board of Directors approved a repurchase program of up to $75 million of the Company’s common shares. The approval grants HighPeak’s management the authority to repurchase shares opportunistically in the open market from time to time, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions or by such other means which comply with applicable state and federal laws. This...

DALLAS, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (NASDAQ: USLM) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2023 results: The Company’s revenues in the fourth quarter 2023 were $65.7 million, compared to $58.3 million in the fourth quarter 2022, an increase of $7.4 million, or 12.7%. For the full year 2023, the Company’s revenues were $281.3 million, compared to $236.2 million in the full year 2022, an increase of $45.2 million, or 19.1%. Lime and limestone revenues were $65.4 million in the fourth quarter 2023, compared to $57.8 million in the fourth quarter 2022, an increase of $7.6 million, or 13.1%. For the full year 2023, lime and limestone revenues were $280.2 million, compared to $233.4 million in the full year 2022, an increase of $46.8 million, or 20.0%. The increases in revenues in the...

Loan Growth, Earnings Strength, Enhanced Shareholder Value LYNCHBURG, Va., Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:BOTJ), the parent company of Bank of the James (the “Bank”), a full-service commercial and retail bank, and Pettyjohn, Wood & White, Inc. (“PWW”), an SEC-registered investment advisor, today announced unaudited results of operations for the three and 12 month periods ended December 31, 2023. The Bank serves Region 2000 (the greater Lynchburg MSA) and the Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Roanoke, and Wytheville, Virginia markets. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $2.06 million or $0.45 per basic and diluted share compared with $1.96 million or $0.42 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended December...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United-Guardian, Inc. (NASDAQ:UG) announced today that the company’s Board of Directors, at its meeting on January 30, 2024, declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, to be paid on February 20, 2024, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2024. This will be the 29th consecutive year that the company has paid a dividend. Donna Vigilante, President of United-Guardian, stated, “I am pleased to report that the company’s Board of Directors has decided to distribute a dividend of $0.25 per share to our stockholders. This dividend represents a significant increase over the $0.10 per share dividend the company paid in 2023. Even with this increase in the dividend we will still be retaining a higher percentage of the Company’s earnings than we...

NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guggenheim Investments today announced that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each closed-end fund (collectively, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”). The following dates apply to the distributions:Record Date February 15, 2024Ex-Dividend Date February 14, 2024Payable Date February 29, 2024Distribution ScheduleNYSE Ticker Closed-End Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change from Previous Distribution FrequencyAVK Advent Convertible and Income Fund $0.1172†   MonthlyGBAB Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust $0.12573†   MonthlyGOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund $0.1821†   MonthlyGUG Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund $0.11875†   Monthly† A...

VERO BEACH, Florida, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR-PRC) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the February 2024 cash dividend for the Company’s Common Stock and the tax allocation for dividends paid to stockholders in 2023. February 2024 Common Stock Dividend InformationMonth   Dividend   Holder of Record Date   Payment DateFebruary 2024   $0.24   February 15, 2024   February 28, 2024             2023 Dividend Tax Allocations ARMOUR’s Series C Preferred Stock (ARR-PRC) dividends for 2023 are 100.00% fully taxable ordinary income. ARMOUR’s common stock (ARR) dividends for 2023 are 52.54% taxable ordinary income and 47.46% non-taxable return of capital. The tax reporting forms are available on the Company website at https://www.armourreit.com/stock-information/dividends/. ARMOUR...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NASDAQ: MCHP) — Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 45.0 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 8, 2024, to stockholders of record on February 23, 2024. Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003 and has increased its dividend 80 times since its inception. “Microchip’s financial performance in the December 2023 quarter fell short of our guidance, however, cash generation remained strong and we continued to make progress towards our capital return strategy,” said Steve Sanghi, Executive Chair. “Today, our Board of Directors approved a...

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY) (“Runway Growth” or the “Company”), a leading provider of flexible capital solutions to late- and growth-stage companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a first quarter 2024 regular cash distribution of $0.40 per share. In addition, the Board of Directors declared a supplemental dividend of $0.07 per share, for the first quarter of 2024. The following shows the key dates of the first quarter 2024 dividend, including the supplemental dividend: Declaration Date: February 1, 2024Record Date: February 12, 2024 Payment Date: February 28, 2024 Runway Growth generally intends to distribute, out of assets legally available for distribution, substantially all of its available...

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (Brookfield Infrastructure, BIP, or the Partnership) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced its results for the year ended December 31, 2023. “We successfully executed our business strategy and achieved all our capital allocation and performance targets during 2023,” said Sam Pollock, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Infrastructure. “We believe 2024 will be an even better year, and we are already off to a strong start on our capital recycling and deployment initiatives.”  For the twelve monthsended December 31US$ millions (except per unit amounts), unaudited1 2023   2022Net income attributable to the partnership2 $ 432   $ 407– per unit3   0.14     0.14FFO4   2,288     2,087– per unit5   2.95     2.71For the year...