TORONTO, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Banc Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted its notice of intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the “NCIB”) to purchase its Preferred Shares and Class A Shares through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems. The NCIB will commence on May 27, 2022 and terminate on May 26, 2023. Pursuant to the NCIB, the Company proposes to purchase, from time to time, if it is considered advisable, up to 1,259,931 Preferred Shares and 1,255,482 Class A Shares of the Company, representing 10% of the public float of 12,599,311 Preferred Shares and 12,554,829 Class A Shares. As of May 13, 2022, there were 12,621,882 Preferred Shares and 12,602,282 Class A Shares issued and outstanding. The Company will not...

TORONTO, May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres” or the “Trust”) (TSX:SRU.UN) announced today that the trustees of SmartCentres have declared a distribution for the month of May 2022 of CDN $0.15417 per trust unit, representing CDN $1.85 per unit on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on June 15, 2022 to unitholders of record on May 31, 2022. About SmartCentres SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class portfolio featuring 174 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.7 billion in assets and owns 34.7 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail and first-class office space with 97.2% occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across...

TORONTO, May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the May 2022 cash distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is May 31, 2022 for Ninepoint High Interest Savings Fund and June 1, 2022 for Ninepoint Alternative Credit Opportunities Fund and Ninepoint Energy Income Fund. All distributions are payable on June 8, 2022. The per-unit May distributions are detailed below:Ninepoint ETF Series Ticker Distribution per unit Notional Distribution per unit CUSIPNinepoint High Interest Savings Fund NSAV $0.05019 $0.00000 65443X105Ninepoint Alternative Credit Opportunities Fund NACO $0.09634 $0.00000 65443Q100Ninepoint Energy Income Fund NRGI $0.08333 $0.00000 65444A104About Ninepoint Partners Based in Toronto, Ninepoint Partners LP is...

HAMMOND, La., May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On May 19th, 2022 the Board of Directors of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“First Guaranty”) declared a quarterly cash dividend on First Guaranty’s outstanding shares of common stock of $0.16 per share. The dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of June 24th, 2022 and is expected to be paid on June 30th, 2022. This is the 116th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to common shareholders. Sincerely, Alton B. LewisPresident and CEOFirst Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. About First Guaranty About First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for First Guaranty Bank, a Louisiana state-chartered bank. Founded in 1934, First Guaranty Bank offers a wide range of financial services and focuses on building client relationships and providing exceptional...

SPRINGDALE, Ark., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), at a meeting on May 12, 2022, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share on Class A common stock and $0.414 per share on Class B common stock, payable on September 15, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022. About Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under four generations of family leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and...

VERO BEACH, Florida, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ARR and ARR-PRC) (“ARMOUR” or the “Company”) today announced the June 2022 cash dividend for the Company’s Common Stock. June 2022 Common Stock Dividend InformationMonth   Dividend   Holder of Record Date   Payment DateJune 2022   $0.10   June 15, 2022   June 29, 2022Certain Tax Matters ARMOUR 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 of the Company’s board...

HOUSTON, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a monthly cash dividend on the Company’s common shares of $0.04 per share. The dividend represents a quarterly amount of $0.12 per share, and an annualized amount of $0.48 per share. “At Whitestone, we are continuing to advance our growth objectives, simultaneously growing earnings while strengthening our balance sheet,” said Dave Holeman, Whitestone’s CEO. “This dividend reflects the Board’s confidence in the underlying strength of Whitestone and its assets, its talented employees and the management team, and bright prospects for sustainable growth and value creation. We are proud of our improving results and cash flow generation and look forward to building and reporting...

CSWC Reports Pre-Tax Net Investment Income of $0.50 Per Share for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022 DALLAS, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest,” “CSWC” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CSWC), an internally managed business development company focused on providing flexible financing solutions to support the acquisition and growth of middle market businesses, today announced its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial HighlightsTotal Investment Portfolio: $936.6 millionCredit Portfolio of $793.8 million:93% 1st Lien Senior Secured Debt $99.6 million in new committed credit investments Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments: 9.3% Three debt investments currently on non-accrual with a fair value...

MOLINE, Ill., May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCRH) today announced the election of three Class II directors at the Company’s annual meeting of its stockholders. The directors, Brent R. Cobb, Larry J. Helling, and Mark C. Kilmer, were re-elected to three-year terms. Additionally, on May 19, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on July 6, 2022, to holders of common stock of the Company of record on June 17, 2022. About Us QCR Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Moline, Illinois, is a relationship-driven, multi-bank holding company serving the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny and Springfield communities through its wholly-owned subsidiary banks. The banks provide full-service commercial and consumer banking and trust and wealth...

JOHNS CREEK, Ga,, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ebix, Inc., (NASDAQ: EBIX) a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per common share. The dividend is payable June 16, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2022. About Ebix, Inc. With approximately 200 offices across 6 continents, Ebix, Inc., (NASDAQ: EBIX) endeavors to provide on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance, financial services, travel, healthcare and e-learning industries. In the Insurance sector, Ebix’s main focus is to develop and deploy a wide variety of insurance and reinsurance exchanges on an on-demand basis using...