SEATTLE, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company (the “Company”) for Sound Community Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that the Board of Directors has declared on Company common stock a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share and a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividends will be payable on February 24, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 10, 2021.“In addition to our regular cash dividend, our performance provided us with the opportunity to pay a special cash dividend while still maintaining a very strong capital position to support growth,” said Laurie Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank.Forward Looking Statement DisclaimerWhen used in...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartFinancial, Inc. (“SmartFinancial”) (Nasdaq: SMBK), the parent company for SmartBank, announced that on January 28, 2021, the board of directors of SmartFinancial declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of SmartFinancial common stock payable on March 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2021.  The $0.06 per share quarterly dividend represents a 20% increase over SmartFinancial’s prior quarterly dividend declared in October 2020 of $0.05 per share.About SmartFinancial, Inc.SmartFinancial, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is the publicly-traded bank holding company for SmartBank. SmartBank is a full-service commercial bank founded in 2007 with 35 branches spanning East and Middle Tennessee, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle....

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBI) (“Company”), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 and approval of its quarterly dividend.For the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to the corresponding quarter in the previous year:net income was $9.5 million, compared to $9.2 million;diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.57, compared to $0.52;return on assets (“ROA”) was 1.03%, compared to 1.02%;return on equity (“ROE”) was 9.41%, compared to 8.87%;provision for credit losses was a net benefit of $3.0 million, compared to provision of $400,000;noninterest income increased $270,000, or 3.0% to $9.3 million from $9.1 million;277,122...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Truxton Corporation (OTCPK: TRUX), a financial holding company and the parent of Truxton Trust Company, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share payable March 25, 2021, to shareholders of record as of March 9, 2021. Today’s dividend represents a seven percent increase over the 2020 regular quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents the ninth consecutive year of increased regular dividends at Truxton Corporation. In addition, a special cash dividend of $1.00 per common share will be paid on March 25, 2021, to shareholders of record as of March 9, 2021.The Board of Directors has also authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Corporation may acquire up to $5 million of its common shares during a period beginning...

Piraeus, Greece, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GasLog Partners LP (“GasLog Partners” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: GLOP) today announced a cash distribution of $0.01 per common unit for the fourth quarter of 2020, payable on February 11, 2021 for all shareholders of record as of February 8, 2021.Contacts: Joseph Nelson Head of Investor Relations Phone: +1 212-223-0643 Email: ir@gaslogmlp.com About GasLog Partners GasLog Partners is a growth-oriented master limited partnership focused on owning, operating and acquiring LNG carriers under multi-year charters. GasLog Partners’ fleet consists of 15 LNG carriers with an average carrying capacity of approximately 158,000 cbm. GasLog Partners’ principal executive offices are located at 69 Akti Miaouli, 18537 Piraeus, Greece. Visit GasLog Partners’ website at http://www.gaslogmlp.com.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNOB) (the “Company” or “ConnectOne”), parent company of ConnectOne Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $25.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared with $24.8 million for the third quarter of 2020 and $20.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2019.  Diluted earnings per share were $0.64 in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared with $0.62 in the third quarter of 2020 and $0.59 in the fourth quarter of 2019.  Full-year 2020 net income was $71.3 million, compared to $73.4 million for the full-year 2019. Diluted earnings per share for the full-year 2020 was $1.79, compared with $2.07 for the full-year 2019.Included in net income were provisions for loan losses of $5.0 million for both the fourth and third quarters of 2020 and...

OLNEY, Md., Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq- SASR), the parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, announced that the board of directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.32 per share payable on February 24, 2021 to shareholders of record on February 17, 2021. This dividend is an increase of $0.02 over the previous linked quarter and the first quarter of 2020.About Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc./Sandy Spring BankSandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Olney, Maryland, is the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, a premier community bank in the Greater Washington, D.C. region. With over 60 locations, the bank offers a broad range of commercial and retail banking, mortgage, private banking, and trust services throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Through its subsidiaries,...

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company” or “ARI”) (NYSE:ARI) today announced the estimated federal income tax treatment of the Company’s 2020 distributions on its common stock (CUSIP #03762U105) and on its 8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.The federal income tax classification of the 2020 distributions on the Company’s common stock as it is expected to be reported on Form 1099-DIV is set forth in the following table:(1) Pursuant to Section 857(b)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, cash distributions made on January 15, 2021 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020, are treated, to the extent of the Company’s 2020 tax earnings and profits, as received by stockholders on December 31, 2020. Since the...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Horizon Corporation (NYSE: FHN or the “Company”) today announced that its board of directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $500 million of the Company’s common stock.“We are pleased to report the board’s approval of a new share repurchase program,” said Bryan Jordan, Chief Executive Officer and President. “This authorization follows the completion of our 2020 Company-run stress test which demonstrated the strength and resiliency of our capital base and the enhanced earnings power of our more diversified business model and geographic presence. As it relates to capital deployment, our first priority is to make investments to drive organic growth, but we also plan to balance this with opportunistic share repurchases to help drive enhanced shareholder returns.”Additionally,...

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RPT Realty (NYSE:RPT) (the “Company”) announced today tax reporting information for the 2020 dividend distributions on its common and preferred shares.The January 2, 2020 common share and preferred share distributions are included in the tax allocations for 2020. The January 4, 2021 preferred share distributions will be included in the tax allocations for 2021.The tax reporting information as it will be reported on the Form 1099-DIV, on a per share basis, is as follows:Common Shares (NYSE: RPT); CUSIP #’s 74971D 101, 751452103 and 751452202Preferred Shares (NYSE: RPT.PD); CUSIP #’s 74971D 200 and 7514526081 Represents a return of stockholders’ original investment.2 Represents qualified REIT dividends that may be eligible for the 20% qualified business income deduction under Section 199A...