HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athene Holding Ltd. (“Athene”) announced that it has declared the following preferred stock dividends on its non-cumulative preference shares (represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a preference share), payable on December 30, 2022 to holders of record as of December 15, 2022.Quarterly dividend of $396.875 per share on the company’s 6.35% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A (the “Series A Preference Shares”); holders of depositary shares will receive $0.396875 per depositary share. Quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on the company’s 5.625% Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series B (the “Series B Preference Shares”); holders of depositary shares will receive $0.3515625 per...

Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services nor for dissemination to the United States.All amounts in Canadian dollars BROOKFIELD NEWS, Dec. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Office Properties Inc., a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., today announced the reset dividend rate on its Class AAA Preference Shares, Series II (“Series II Shares”) (TSX: BPO.PR.I). If declared, the fixed quarterly dividends on the Series II Shares for the five years commencing January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2027 will be paid at an annual rate of 6.359% ($0.397438 per share per quarter). Holders of Series II Shares have the right, at their option, exercisable no later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on December 16, 2022, to convert all or part of their Series II Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Class AAA Preference Shares,...

KOREA FAIR TRADE COMMISSION (KFTC) – APPEAL PROCEEDINGS UPDATE Paris – December 2, 2022. By a decision dated December 1, 2022, the Seoul High Court partially granted GTT’s appeal against the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s corrective order by revoking the €9.5 million administrative fine paid by GTT early 2021. In the same decision, the Seoul High Court confirmed the Company’s obligation to separate the technology license agreement from the technical assistance if requested by the Korean shipyards. The Company is currently reviewing the details of this decision in order to define the most appropriate available actions to best preserve its rights. GTT strongly believes that its unique expertise is key to the safe development of LNG maritime transport by providing ever more innovative, safe and efficient technologies, for...

KOREA FAIR TRADE COMMISSION (KFTC) – APPEAL PROCEEDINGS UPDATE Paris – December 2, 2022. By a decision dated December 1, 2022, the Seoul High Court partially granted GTT’s appeal against the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s corrective order by revoking the €9.5 million administrative fine paid by GTT early 2021. In the same decision, the Seoul High Court confirmed the Company’s obligation to separate the technology license agreement from the technical assistance if requested by the Korean shipyards. The Company is currently reviewing the details of this decision in order to define the most appropriate available actions to best preserve its rights. GTT strongly believes that its unique expertise is key to the safe development of LNG maritime transport by providing ever more innovative, safe and efficient technologies, for...

TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Allied”)(TSX:AP.UN) announced today that its Trustees have (i) declared a distribution of $0.1458 per unit for the month of December 2022, payable on January 16, 2023, to unitholders of record as at December 30, 2022, and (ii) approved a 2.9% increase in monthly cash distributions for 2023 to $0.15 per unit ($1.80 per unit annualized). CAUTIONARY STATEMENTSThis press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to Allied, its operations, strategy, financial performance and condition. These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intends”, “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or similar variations. The actual results and performance...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 1, 2022, the Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on shares of its common stock of $0.42 per share, payable January 17, 2023 to shareholders of record on January 3, 2023. This is a 24% increase over the previous dividend of $0.34 per share paid on October 17, 2022. The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.421875 per depositary share of 6.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE:  RJF PrA) and $0.3984375 per depositary share of 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE:  RJF PrB), in each case payable January 3, 2023, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2022.  The Board also authorized repurchase of the company’s...

TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq-FUND) (the “Fund” or “FUND”) has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.1276 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock or in cash by specific stockholder election, is to be paid on December 22, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 12, 2022 (ex-dividend on December 9, 2022). The price of shares issued for reinvestment will be determined on December 15, 2022. The Fund currently has adopted a Distribution Policy of paying quarterly distributions on its Common Stock. Distributions are being made at the annual rate of 6% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end net asset values (“NAVs”), with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of...

NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2022 (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 December 15, 2022Ex-Dividend Date December 14, 2022Payable Date  December 30, 2022Distribution ScheduleNYSE Ticker Closed-End Fund Name DistributionPer 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†...

Southfield, MI, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the “Company”), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing (“MH”) communities, recreational vehicle (“RV”) resorts and marinas, today announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.88 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2022. The distribution is payable January 17, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2022. About Sun Communities, Inc. Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that, as of September 30, 2022, owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 662 developed MH, RV and Marina properties comprising over 180,500 developed sites and over 46,100 wet slips and dry storage spaces in 39 states, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Puerto...

NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 65.25 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The quarterly dividend is payable on February 1, 2023, to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on January 10, 2023. Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg said, “Our focused network strategy and our consistently disciplined approach continue to put our Board in a position to execute on our dividend payout to shareholders.” Verizon has approximately 4.2 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company made approximately $8.1 billion in cash dividend payments in the last three quarters. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is one of the...