SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share on common stock outstanding to shareholders of record at the close of business August 8, 2022. The dividend is payable August 19, 2022. Westamerica Bancorporation’s Board of Directors also approved a plan to repurchase, as conditions warrant, up to 1,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions prior to September 1, 2023. The repurchase plan represents approximately 6.5 percent of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2022. Chairman, President and CEO David Payne stated, “This quarterly dividend recognizes Westamerica’s reliable earnings stream, financial strength and conservative...

Decision on quarterly cash distribution: Northern Horizon Capital AS as the management company of Baltic Horizon Fund has approved a cash distribution of approx. 1.17% of Baltic Horizon Fund’s Q2 2022 weighted average net asset value to its unitholders. This equals approx. EUR 1.56 million in total and EUR 0.013 per unit. Baltic Horizon Fund aims to strengthen its cash balance position due to expected volatility in the market by not distributing the full generated cash flow. The pay-out also represents a 6.9% rolling distribution yield for the past 12 months based on the closing unit price on the last day of Q2 2022 on the Nasdaq Tallinn stock exchange. In Q2 2022, Baltic Horizon Fund generated an unaudited Generated Net Cash Flow (GNCF) from operations of approx. EUR 2.3 million. GNCF increased by EUR 0.4 million compared to Q1 2022....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BayFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BAFN) (the “Company”), parent company of BayFirst National Bank (the “Bank”), today announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend will be payable September 15, 2022 to common shareholders of record as of September 1, 2022. This dividend marks the 25th consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid since BayFirst initiated cash dividends in 2016. About BayFirst Financial Corp. BayFirst Financial Corp. is a registered bank holding company which commenced operations on September 1, 2000. Its primary source of income is from its wholly owned subsidiary, BayFirst National Bank (f/k/a First Home Bank), which commenced business operations on February 12, 1999. BayFirst National Bank...

Amsterdam, 28 July 2022 (Regulated Information) — AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (“AMG”, EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: “AMG”) declares an interim dividend of €0.30 per ordinary share, from an interim dividend of €0.10 per ordinary share in the prior year. The interim dividend of €0.30 per ordinary share, in respect of the period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, is payable on August 10, 2022 to shareholders of record as of August 2, 2022. The ex-dividend date will be August 1, 2022. Dutch withholding tax will be deducted from the dividend at a rate of 15%. This press release contains inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. This press release contains regulated information as defined in the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). About AMG AMG is...

MONACO, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Costamare Inc. (“Costamare” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CMRE) today reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter (“Q2 2022”) and six-months ended June 30, 2022. I. RECORD PROFITABILITY IN A SECOND QUARTER SINCE NYSE LISTINGQ2 2022 Net Income available to common stockholders of $114.1 million ($0.92 per share) vs $82.8 million ($0.67 per share) in Q2 2021. Q2 2022 Adjusted Net Income available to common stockholders1 of $118.6 million ($0.95 per share) vs $58.3 million ($0.47 per share) in Q2 2021. Q2 2022 liquidity of $854.1 million2 vs $564.6 million in Q2 2021.II. CLOSING OF $500 MILLION SYNDICATED LOAN FACILITYRefinancing of existing indebtedness of 17 vessels, secured by long term contracted cash flows, with a tenor of 5 years. Additional liquidity raised of approximately...

Company Also Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend on Preferred Stock VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH) announced that for the third quarter of 2022, its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19 per common share, representing a 12% increase over the prior quarter’s dividend. The third quarter cash dividend will be payable on October 6, 2022 to stockholders of record on September 28, 2022. The Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.421875 per share on its 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock payable on October 14, 2022 to stockholders of record on October 3, 2022. “Sustained growth across our entire portfolio, accretive development projects coming online, and earnings poised to surpass pre-pandemic levels, provided ample...

London, July 28, 2022 − The Board of Shell plc (“Shell” or the “Company”) today announced an interim dividend in respect of the second quarter of 2022 of US$ 0.25 per ordinary share. Details relating to the second quarter 2022 interim dividendPer ordinary share Q2 2022Shell Shares (US$) 0.25Shareholders will be able to elect to receive their dividends in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Absent any valid election to the contrary, persons holding their ordinary shares through Euroclear Nederland will receive their dividends in euros. Absent any valid election to the contrary, shareholders (both holding in certificated and uncertificated form (CREST members)) and persons holding their shares through the Shell Corporate Nominee will receive their dividends in pounds sterling. The pound sterling and euro equivalent...

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —                         The Board of Directors of Fortis Inc. (“Fortis” or the “Corporation”) (TSX/NYSE: FTS) has declared the following dividends:$0.3063 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series “F” of the Corporation, payable on September 1, 2022 to the Shareholders of Record at the close of business on August 19, 2022;   $0.2745625 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series “G” of the Corporation, payable on September 1, 2022 to the Shareholders of Record at the close of business on August 19, 2022;   $0.11469 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series “H” of the Corporation, payable on September 1, 2022 to the Shareholders of Record at the close of business on August...

Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. TORONTO, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: LBS, LBS.PR.A) Life & Banc Split Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a treasury offering of class A shares and preferred shares (the “Class A Shares” and “Preferred Shares”, respectively) for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $43.3 million. The Class A Shares and Preferred Shares will trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the existing symbols LBS (Class A Shares) and LBS.PR.A (Preferred Shares). The Class A Shares were offered at a price of $8.65 per Class A Share for a distribution rate of 13.9% on the issue price, and the Preferred Shares were offered at a price of $10.00 per Preferred Share for a yield to maturity of 5.6%.(1) The Class A Share...

VERO BEACH, Florida, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR-PRC) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the August 2022 cash dividend for the Company’s Common Stock. August 2022 Common Stock Dividend InformationMonth   Dividend   Holder of Record Date   Payment DateAugust 2022   $0.10   August 15, 2022   August 29, 2022             Certain Tax MattersARMOUR has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain this tax status, ARMOUR is required to timely distribute substantially all of its ordinary REIT taxable income. Dividends paid in excess of current tax earnings and profits for the year will generally not be taxable to common stockholders. Actual dividends are determined at the discretion...