RENTON, Wash., Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share on the Company’s outstanding common stock, a $0.01 increase from the prior quarter. The cash dividend will be payable on March 24, 2023, to shareholders of record on March 14, 2023. First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the parent company of First Financial Northwest Bank; an FDIC insured Washington State-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Renton, Washington, serving the Puget Sound Region through 15 full-service banking offices. For additional information about us, please visit our website at ffnwb.com and click on the “Investor Relations” link...

HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) released the federal income tax treatment of 2022 cash distributions to holders of common shares (CUSIP 966084204). The federal tax treatment of 2022 distributions as it is expected to be reported on Form 1099-DIV is as follows:Record Date Payable Date Total Distribution Per Share Ordinary Dividends Total Capital Gain Distribution Unrecaptured Sec 1250 Gain Return of Capital (Nontaxable Distribution) Section 199A Dividends (1)1/4/2022 1/13/2022 $0.035833 $0.035833 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0358332/2/2022 2/11/2022 $0.035833 $0.035833 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0358333/2/2022 3/11/2022 $0.035833 $0.035833 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0358334/4/2022 4/14/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0400005/3/2022 5/12/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0400006/2/2022 6/14/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0400007/5/2022 7/13/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0400008/2/2022 8/12/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.0400009/6/2022 9/14/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.04000010/4/2022 10/12/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.04000011/2/2022 11/14/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.04000012/2/2022 12/14/2022 $0.040000 $0.040000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.040000  2022...

CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amplify ETFs announces January income distributions for its income ETFs.ETF Name Ticker Amount per Share Ex-Date Record Date Payable DateAmplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF DIVO $0.14372 1/27/2023 1/30/2023 1/31/2023Amplify International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF IDVO $0.14035 1/27/2023 1/30/2023 1/31/2023Amplify High Income ETF YYY $0.12000 1/27/2023 1/30/2023 1/31/2023Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF* NDIV $0.04468 12/29/2022 12/30/2022 1/31/2023*Special distribution declared in December 2022. Investors can learn more at AmplifyETFs.com. About Amplify ETFsAmplify ETFs, sponsored by Amplify Investments, has over $3.8 billion in assets across its suite of ETFs (as of 12/31/2022). Amplify believes the ETF structure empowers investors through efficiency,...

(VAB, VSB, VSC, VLB, VCB, VGV, VRIF, VRE and VDY) TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On January 24th, 2023 Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. announced Vanguard ETF cash distributions for January 2023, over GlobeNewswire. We are advised by the company that the Cash Distribution Per Unit ($) for Vanguard FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index ETF should read $0.169373 instead of $0.023425. The complete, corrected release follows: Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. today announced the final January 2023 cash distributions for certain Vanguard ETFs, listed below, that trade on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Unitholders of record on February 01, 2023 will receive cash distributions payable on February 08, 2023. Details of the “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows:  Vanguard ETF® TSX Ticker Symbol Distribution per Unit...

TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. announced today the final January 2023 distribution rate for Purpose Cash Management Fund. The following table reflects the final distribution amounts. Ex-distribution date is January 30, 2023.Open-End Fund Ticker Symbol Final distribution per unit Record Date Payable Date Distribution FrequencyPurpose Cash Management Fund – ETF Units MNY $0.3671 01/30/2023 02/07/2023 MonthlyAbout Purpose Investments Inc. Purpose Investments Inc. is an asset management company with more than $15 billion in assets under management. Purpose Investments has an unrelenting focus on client-centric innovation and offers a range of managed and quantitative investment products. Purpose Investments is led by well-known entrepreneur Som Seif and is a division of Purpose Unlimited,...

Atlanta, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”) today declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. The dividend is payable on February 14, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 6, 2023. The dividend payment date has changed for this period due to a change in the quarterly board meeting date. About Acuity Brands Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (“ABL”) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (“ISG”), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives. We achieve growth through the...

YORK, Pa., Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. (“Codorus Valley”, or the “Corporation”) (NASDAQ: CVLY), parent company of PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company (“PeoplesBank”, or the “Bank”), today reported net income of $7.9 million or $0.83 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. This compares to net income of $7.2 million or $0.75 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2022, representing an increase of $0.7 million or 10.9 percent and net income of $2.7 million or $0.28 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2022, net income was $20.1 million or $2.10 per diluted common share, compared to $14.7 million or $1.50 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2021.   Financial and operational highlights include:Fourth...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capital Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBNK) (“Company”), the holding company of Capital Bank (“Bank”), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable on February 22, 2023 to shareholders of record as of February 6, 2023. ABOUT CAPITAL BANCORP, INC. Capital Bancorp, Inc., Rockville, Maryland is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of Maryland. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Capital Bank, N.A., is the fourth largest bank headquartered in Maryland at December 31, 2022. Capital Bancorp has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates bank branches in five locations in the greater Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland markets. Capital Bancorp had assets...

ATLANTA, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today approved a cash dividend for the fourth quarter 2022 at an annualized rate of 6.37 percent. “The support of our members is key to maintaining a strong financial foundation for our cooperative,” said FHLBank Atlanta Chair of the Board, Thornwell Dunlap. “We are grateful to our members for continuing to put their trust in us and we are pleased to return value to them through this fourth quarter dividend.” The dividend rate is approximately 2.75 percentage points over the daily average Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for the fourth quarter of 2022. The dividend payout will be calculated based on shareholders’ capital stock held during that period and will be credited to shareholders’ daily investment...

Year-End 2022 HighlightsRecord net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 totaled $35,752,000, an increase of $7,918,000, or 28.45%, from comparable period results in 2021. Basic earnings per share were $4.15 and $3.19 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in net income for 2022 was primarily driven by increases in net interest income of $12,181,000 and commissions from insurance sales of $2,156,000, partially offset by a $2,906,000 decrease in income from mortgage loans held for sale and a $1,330,000 increase in total other expenses.Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $10,199,000, an increase of $5,704,000, or 126.90%, from comparable period results in 2021. Basic earnings per share were $1.20 and $0.52 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively....