CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share for the fourth quarter 2020. The dividend will be payable on March 26, 2021, to shareholders of record on March 11, 2021.About TransUnion (NYSE: TRU)TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible in the modern economy. We do this by providing a comprehensive picture of each person so they can be reliably and safely represented in the marketplace. As a result, businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good.®A leading presence in more than 30 countries across five continents, TransUnion provides solutions that help create economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment...

DERIDDER, La., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on high hazard industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend by 7.4%, from $0.27 to $0.29 per share.  The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share, payable on March 26, 2021 to shareholders of record as of March 12, 2021.The Company began paying dividends in 2013. Since that time, the Company has paid $27.63 in dividends per share, comprising $5.88 in regular dividends and $21.75 in special dividends.Additional information on the Company’s fourth quarter and 2020 full year earnings can be found in AMERISAFE’s accompanying earnings release issued today.ABOUT AMERISAFEAMERISAFE, Inc. is a specialty provider of workers’...

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Priority Income Fund, Inc. (“Priority Income Fund” or the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund’s board of directors has declared additional steady monthly cash “base” common shareholder distributions as well as an increased quarterly cash “bonus” common shareholder distribution.The annualized total cash distribution is $1.30 per share (10.35% annualized rate), an increase from $1.25 per share (9.95% annualized rate), for distributions with record dates between March 5, 2021, and May 28, 2021, based on the current Class R offering price of $12.56 per common share.The cash “base” distributions will have weekly record dates and will be payable monthly to common stockholders of record as of the close of business each week. These declared distributions equal a weekly...

TORONTO, 23 févr. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Partenaires Ninepoint LP (« Partenaires Ninepoint ») a annoncé aujourd’hui les distributions en espèces de février 2021 pour ses titres de série de FNB. La date de référence des distributions est le 1 mars 2021 et celles-ci sont payables le 8 mars 2021.Voici les détails des distributions par part de janvier :Établie à Toronto, Partenaires Ninepoint LP est l’une des principales sociétés de gestion de placements alternatifs au Canada. Elle supervise environ 7 milliards de dollars d’actifs sous gestion, incluant des contrats institutionnels. Engagée à aider les investisseurs à explorer des solutions de placement novatrices qui ont le potentiel d’accroître les rendements et de gérer le risque des portefeuilles, Ninepoint offre un ensemble diversifié de stratégies alternatives, notamment des...

TORONTO, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the February 2021 cash distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is March 1, 2021 and distributions are payable on March 8, 2021.The per-unit January distributions are detailed below:About Ninepoint PartnersBased in Toronto, Ninepoint Partners LP is one of Canada’s leading alternative investment management firms overseeing approximately $7 billion in assets under management and institutional contracts. Committed to helping investors explore innovative investment solutions that have the potential to enhance returns and manage portfolio risk, Ninepoint offers a diverse set of alternative strategies including Alternative Income and Real Assets, in addition to North American and Global Equities.For...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newtek Business Services Corp., (NASDAQ: NEWT), an internally managed business development company (“BDC”), provides Newtek CEO’s, Barry Sloane, comments on the declaration of Newtek’s first quarter 2021 cash dividend of $0.501 per share.Barry Sloane, President, Chairman and CEO commented, “We are pleased to report that our board has declared a first quarter 2021 dividend of $0.50 per share, payable on March 31, 2021 to our shareholders of record as of March 22, 2021. This dividend would represent a 13.6% increase over our first quarter 2020 dividend, which was impacted by the pandemic, and a 25% increase over our first quarter 2019 dividend. We believe our business model leaves us well positioned to continue to capture market opportunities, and we continue to maintain a strong...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newtek Business Services Corp., (NASDAQ: NEWT), an internally managed business development company (“BDC”), today announced that its Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2021 cash dividend of $0.501 per share. The first quarter 2021 dividend is payable on March 31, 2021 to shareholders of record as of March 22, 2021. The payment of the first quarter 2021 dividend would represent a 13.6% increase over the first quarter 2020 dividend of $0.44 per share, and a 25% increase over the first quarter 2019 dividend of $0.40 per share.Note 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....

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2021 (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 February 2021 of CDN $0.15417 per trust unit, representing CDN $1.85 per unit on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on March 15, 2021 to unitholders of record on February 26, 2021.About SmartCentresSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class portfolio featuring 167 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $10.7 billion in assets and owns 33.8 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail space with over 97% occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada.SmartCentres...

CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “First Midwest”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share on the Company’s common stock. This quarterly cash dividend will be payable on April 13, 2021 to common stockholders of record on March 26, 2021 and will represent the 153rd consecutive cash dividend paid by First Midwest since its inception in 1983.In addition, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $17.50 per share (equivalent to $0.4375 per depositary share or 1/40th interest per share) on the Company’s 7.0% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (NASDAQ: FMBIP) and Series C (NASDAQ: FMBIO). The dividends are payable on May 20, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States.TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Automotive Finco Corp. (TSX-V: AFCC) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce a cash dividend of $0.0171/common share ($0.205/common share on an annual basis) to be paid on March 31, 2021 to the shareholders of record as of February 26, 2021. The dividend is an eligible dividend.The declaration, amount and payment of future cash dividends are subject to the board of directors’ continuing determination that the payment of dividends are in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable...