ARLINGTON, Va. and LONDON, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WTW (Willis Towers Watson, NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.82 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The dividend is payable on or about October 17, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2022. About WTW At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help organizations sharpen their strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate their workforce and maximize performance. Working shoulder to shoulder with our clients, we uncover...

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (“Birchcliff” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: BIR) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share for the quarter ending September 30, 2022. The dividend will be payable on October 3, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2022. The ex-dividend date is September 14, 2022. The dividend has been designated as an eligible dividend for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). On August 4, 2022, Birchcliff announced the redemption of all of its issued and outstanding cumulative redeemable preferred shares, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) and cumulative redeemable preferred shares, Series C (the “Series C Preferred Shares”) on September 30, 2022 for...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newtek Business Services Corp., (NASDAQ: NEWT), an internally managed business development company (“BDC”), today announced that its Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2022 cash dividend of $0.65 per share.1 The third quarter 2022 dividend is payable on September 30, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2022. 1Note regarding Dividend Payments: The Company’s Board of Directors expects to maintain a dividend policy with the objective of making quarterly distributions in an amount that approximates 90 – 100% of the Company’s annual taxable income. The determination of the tax attributes of the Company’s distributions is made annually as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year based upon its taxable income for the full year and distributions...

SHOUGUANG, China, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) (“Gulf Resources” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China today is updating investors as to its estimates for revenues and profits for the 3rd quarter and the full year of 2022 for its Bromine and Crude Salt Segments only based on Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (Non-GAAP). The Company is also providing a preliminary overview of 2023 for these two segments. Before reviewing the projections, the Company advises investors that these estimates were based on its assumptions at this time, also do not include unexpected nonrecurring and non-operational factors, any impairments and write-offs which our auditors may recommend. Market conditions impacting...

Munster, Ind., Aug. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finward Bancorp (“Finward”), the parent company for Peoples Bank, today announced that the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.31 per share payable on October 5, 2022, with a record date of September 28, 2022. About Finward Bancorp Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 29 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area. Finward Bancorp’s common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol FNWD. The website ibankpeoples.com provides...

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE:SAR) (“Saratoga Investment” or “the Company”), a business development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share for the fiscal second quarter ended August 31, 2022, payable on September 29, 2022, to all stockholders of record at the close of business on September 14, 2022. “Our continued strong track record, superior portfolio performance, healthy credit profile, robust deal pipeline, and ongoing asset growth are key attributes of our ability to deliver consistent financial performance and support a program of paying attractive and increasing quarterly dividends,” said Christian L. Oberbeck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saratoga Investment. “This dividend strategy is consistent with...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NRIM) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable on September 16, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2022. “We are pleased to increase our quarterly dividend as we continue to be committed to providing returns to our shareholders,” said Joe Schierhorn, President and CEO. At the stock price of $40.50 per share at the close of the market on August 25, 2022, the current dividend equates to a yield of 4.94% on an annualized basis. On July 28, 2022, Northrim reported net income of $4.8 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $7.2 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, in the first quarter...

TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final August 2022 cash distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF. Unitholders of record on August 26, 2022 will receive cash distributions payable on August 31, 2022. Details regarding the final “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows:Fund Name Fund Ticker Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)iShares Premium Money Market ETF CMR 0.088Further information on the iShares ETFs can be found at http://www.blackrock.com/ca. About BlackRock BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On August 24, 2022, the Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on shares of its common stock of $0.34 per share, payable October 17, 2022, to shareholders of record on October 3, 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 October 3, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2022.    About Raymond James Financial, Inc. Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a leading diversified financial services company providing...

MONTREAL, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX: DNG) (Dynacor or the Corporation) announced its monthly dividend. The declaration of a dividend payment of C$0.0083 per common share will be payable on September 19, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 9, 2022. This dividend represents the thirtieth (30th) dividend and (20th) twentieth monthly payment made to shareholders. The Corporation’s monthly dividend qualifies as an “eligible dividend” for Canadian income tax purposes.The payment and increase of dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will depend on the Corporation’s financial results, cash requirements, prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. ABOUT DYNACOR Dynacor is a dividend-paying industrial gold ore processor headquartered in Montreal,...