WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athene announced that it has declared the following preferred stock dividends on its non-cumulative preferred stock (represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of preferred stock), payable on September 30, 2025 to holders of record as of September 15, 2025.Quarterly dividend of $396.875 per share on the company’s 6.35% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”); holders of depositary shares will receive $0.396875 per depositary share. Quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on the company’s 5.625% Fixed-Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Series B Preferred Stock”); holders of depositary shares will receive $0.3515625 per depositary share. Quarterly...

Demand Trends Support Continued Momentum into FY26 RESTON, Va., Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stride, Inc. (NYSE: LRN), one of the nation’s most successful technology-based education companies, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Fiscal 2025 Highlights Compared to 2024Revenue of $2,405.3 million, compared with $2,040.1 million Income from operations of $360.1 million, compared with $249.6 million Net income of $287.9 million, compared with $204.2 million Diluted net income per share of $5.95, compared with $4.69 Adjusted operating income of $466.2 million, compared with $293.9 million (1) Adjusted EBITDA of $571.0 million, compared with $390.7 million (1) Adjusted earnings per share of $8.10, compared with $5.49 (1)During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company...

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CompX International Inc. (NYSE American:  CIX) announced today that its board of directors has declared a special cash dividend of one dollar ($1.00) per share and a regular quarterly dividend of thirty cents ($0.30) per share, in each case on its class A common stock. The special cash dividend is payable on August 27, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2025.  The regular quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share is payable on September 16, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 5, 2025. CompX is committed to balancing investment in the growth of its business with stockholder distributions. CompX’s strategy focused on generating consistent healthy cash flow through all cycles along with its strong balance sheet and disciplined...

TORONTO, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sprott Inc. (“Sprott” or the “Company”) (NYSE/TSX: SII) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2025 dividend of US$0.30 per common share, payable on September 2, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2025. Registered shareholders who are residents of Canada as reflected in the Company’s shareholders register, as well as beneficial holders (i.e., shareholders who hold their common shares through a broker or other intermediary) whose intermediary is a participant in CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc. or its nominee, CDS & Co. (“CDS”), will receive their dividend in Canadian dollars, calculated based on the spot price exchange rate on September 2, 2025. Registered shareholders resident outside of Canada as reflected...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a press release issued under the same headline on August 1, 2025 by First National Bank Alaska, please note that the shareholders of record date should be August 29, 2025, not September 1, 2025 as previously stated. The corrected release follows: At the Board of Directors Meeting held July 31, 2025, a cash dividend of $4.00 per share was declared, payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 29, 2025. CONTACT: Denise Brown RobinsonSecretary to the Board of Directors907-777-3409

HOUSTON, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) (“W&T,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) today reported operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2025, declared a third quarter 2025 dividend of $0.01 per share and celebrated 20 years as a public company on the NYSE by ringing the closing bell. This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Net Loss, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt and PV-10, which are described and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying tables to this press release under “Non-GAAP Information.” Key highlights for the second quarter of 2025 and through the date of this press release include:Increased production by 10% over the first quarter of 2025 to 33.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per...

Company to Host Conference Call and Webcast at 8:30 AM ET on August 5, 2025 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Elm Capital Corp. (“we,” “our,” the “Company” or “GECC”) (NASDAQ: GECC), a business development company, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.       Second Quarter and Other Recent HighlightsTotal investment income (“TII”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 was a record $14.3 million.Highest cash generative quarter in GECC’s history, with cash income comprising over 90% of TII.Net investment income (“NII”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 was $5.9 million, or $0.51 per share, as compared to $4.6 million, or $0.40 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.Increase in NII primarily driven by a distribution on preference shares in...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP), a leading lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Second Quarter 2025 Highlights and Recent Developments:The Company reported all-time quarterly record consolidated revenue of $659.5 million, driven by Hospitality segment revenue of $516.2 million and all-time quarterly record Entertainment segment revenue of $143.3 million. Generated consolidated net income of $75.9 million and consolidated Adjusted EBITDAre of $211.9 million. Booked over 720,000 same-store Hospitality1 Gross Definite Room Nights for all future periods, at an estimated average daily rate...

OAK RIDGE, N.C., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (“Oak Ridge”; or the “Company”) (OTCPink: BKOR), the parent company of Bank of Oak Ridge (the “Bank”), today announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2025Earnings per share (diluted): $0.81, up from $0.57 for the prior quarter and $0.46 for the second quarter of 2024. Return on average equity (Annualized): 14.13%, up from 10.04% for the prior quarter and 8.57% for the second quarter of 2024. Tangible book value per common share: $24.04 as of period end, up from $23.41 at the end of the prior quarter and $21.95 at the end of the comparable period in 2024. Net interest margin (Annualized): 4.16%, up from 3.97% for the prior quarter and 3.81% for the second quarter...

NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) (CUSIP: 21924B302) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300), (individually the “Fund” or, collectively, the “Funds”), each a closed-end management investment company, announced that in keeping with each Fund’s previously adopted monthly distribution policy, each Fund is declaring the following distributions:    Record Date   Payable Date   Per Share               CLM   October 15, 2025   October 31, 2025   $ 0.1224CLM   November 14, 2025   November 28, 2025   $ 0.1224CLM   December 15, 2025   December 31, 2025   $ 0.1224             CRF   October 15, 2025   October 31, 2025   $ 0.1168CRF   November 14, 2025   November 28, 2025   $ 0.1168CRF   December 15, 2025   December...