Dividend

KE Holdings Inc. Announces Upsizing and Extension of Share Repurchase Program and a Special Cash Dividend

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

BEIJING, Aug. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KE Holdings Inc. (“Beike” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BEKE and HKEX: 2423), a leading integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services, today announced that its board of directors has approved the upsizing and extension of its share repurchase program and the declaration of a special cash dividend.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Aug. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KE Holdings Inc. (“Beike” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BEKE and HKEX: 2423), a leading integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services, today announced that its board of directors has approved the upsizing and extension of its share repurchase program and the declaration of a special cash dividend.
  • As previously disclosed, in August 2022, the Company established a share repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to US$1 billion of its Class A ordinary shares and/or ADSs over a 12-month period.
  • From the launch of the share repurchase program in September 2022 to August 2023, the Company in aggregate purchased approximately 41.0 million American depositary shares (“ADSs”) in the open market at a total consideration of approximately US$605.0 million pursuant to the share repurchase program.
  • After the expiry of the 2023 Share Repurchase Mandate, the Company will seek for another general unconditional mandate for repurchase from the shareholders of the Company at the next AGM to continue its share repurchase under the Extended Share Repurchase Program.

KE Holdings Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Unaudited Financial Results, Upsizing and Extension of Share Repurchase Program and a Special Cash Dividend

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Number of active agents4 was 409,054 as of June 30, 2023, a 7.6% increase from one year ago.

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  • Number of active agents4 was 409,054 as of June 30, 2023, a 7.6% increase from one year ago.
  • Mobile monthly active users (MAU)5 averaged 48.0 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to 43.0 million in the same period of 2022.
  • Gross margin was 27.4% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to 19.7% in the same period of 2022.
  • Adjusted operating margin7 was 11.0% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to negative 5.0% in the same period of 2022.

B2Gold Announces Dividend Reinvestment Plan

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Monday, August 28, 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has implemented a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”).

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has implemented a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”).
  • The benefits of enrolling in the DRIP include the:
    convenience of automatic reinvestment of dividends into Reinvestment Shares;
    flexibility to enroll some or all common shares in the DRIP; and
    ability to acquire Reinvestment Shares without paying any brokerage fees.
  • Only future dividends declared after the date hereof by B2Gold will be eligible for reinvestment in the DRIP.
  • Participants are responsible for applicable brokerage commissions in connection with the sale of fractional Reinvestment Shares if they elect to terminate their participation in the DRIP.

Convatec Group PLC: Scrip Dividend – Calculation Price

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Friday, August 25, 2023

On 2 August 2023, the Board of Directors of Convatec Group Plc (“Convatec” or “the Company”) declared an interim dividend of 1.769 cents per share (“Interim Dividend”).

Key Points: 
  • On 2 August 2023, the Board of Directors of Convatec Group Plc (“Convatec” or “the Company”) declared an interim dividend of 1.769 cents per share (“Interim Dividend”).
  • A scrip dividend will be made available for this Interim Dividend, allowing shareholders to elect to receive their dividend in the form of new ordinary shares.
  • The “Calculation Price” for the issue of new ordinary shares under the scrip dividend scheme is:
    221.0 pence for each new ordinary share.
  • Unless revoked by you, your scrip dividend election will apply for all future dividends for which a scrip dividend is offered.

Timbercreek Financial Declares August 2023 Dividend

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timbercreek Financial (TSX: TF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.0575 per common share (“Common Share”) of the Company to be paid on September 15, 2023 to holders of Common Shares of record on August 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timbercreek Financial (TSX: TF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.0575 per common share (“Common Share”) of the Company to be paid on September 15, 2023 to holders of Common Shares of record on August 31, 2023.
  • The Company also offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), which is eligible to holders of Common Shares and provides a convenient means to purchase additional Common Shares by reinvesting cash dividends at a potential discount and without having to pay commissions, service charges or brokerage fees.
  • Common Shares acquired under the Plan will be automatically enrolled in the Plan.
  • Shareholders who hold their Common Shares through a broker, financial institution or other nominee must enroll for distribution reinvestment through their nominee holder.

EQS-News: Marcel Lux III SARL: Announcement of a voluntary public purchase offer by Marcel LUX III SARL for the acquisition of shares in SUSE S.A.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Marcel Lux III SARL: Announcement of a voluntary public purchase offer by Marcel LUX III SARL for the acquisition of shares in SUSE S.A.

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  • Marcel Lux III SARL: Announcement of a voluntary public purchase offer by Marcel LUX III SARL for the acquisition of shares in SUSE S.A.
  • by Marcel LUX III SARL for the acquisition of shares in SUSE S.A.
    Luxembourg, 17 August 2023.
  • The SUSE Shares are admitted to trading on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
  • Accordingly, the aggregate gross amount of the Interim Dividend will depend on the number of SUSE Shares tendered into the Offer.

EQS-News: Marcel Lux III SARL: EQT Private Equity to take SUSE private and work towards full potential in private setting, with shareholders given option to remain invested or sell at attractive cash offer

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Marcel Lux III SARL: EQT Private Equity to take SUSE private and work towards full potential in private setting, with shareholders given option to remain invested or sell at attractive cash offer

Key Points: 
  • Marcel Lux III SARL: EQT Private Equity to take SUSE private and work towards full potential in private setting, with shareholders given option to remain invested or sell at attractive cash offer
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • EQT Private Equity – which owns 79.1% of SUSE via its holding company Marcel LUX III SARL (“Marcel” or the “Bidder”) – offers free-float shareholders the option to remain invested in the Company in a private setting or sell their shares in a voluntary public purchase offer at an attractive premium.
  • EQT Private Equity believes that a strengthened partnership with the Company and this new management team in a private setting is the best way forward for SUSE.
  • “Since EQT Private Equity invested in SUSE in 2019, we have supported its transformation into a leading, standalone open source infrastructure software platform.

Navigator Holdings Ltd. Preliminary Second Quarter 2023 Results (Unaudited)

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

On August 15, 2023, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of the common stock of Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”, “Navigator”, “we”, “our” and “us”) (NYSE: NVGS), for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (the “Dividend”).

Key Points: 
  • On August 15, 2023, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of the common stock of Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”, “Navigator”, “we”, “our” and “us”) (NYSE: NVGS), for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (the “Dividend”).
  • The Ethylene Export Terminal had a throughput during the second quarter of 2023 totaling 277,582 metric tons, compared to 268,444 metric tons during the second quarter of 2022.
  • The handysize segment has continued its robust performance from the first quarter through the second quarter of 2023.
  • Utilization across the fleet decreased from 96% in the first quarter of 2023 to 89% through the second quarter of 2023.

ERES REIT Declares August 2023 Monthly Distribution

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: ERE.UN, “ERES”) is pleased to announce that the trustees of ERES have declared the August 2023 monthly cash distribution of €0.01 per Unit and Class B LP Unit (the “August Distribution”), being equivalent to €0.12 per Unit annualized.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: ERE.UN, “ERES”) is pleased to announce that the trustees of ERES have declared the August 2023 monthly cash distribution of €0.01 per Unit and Class B LP Unit (the “August Distribution”), being equivalent to €0.12 per Unit annualized.
  • The distribution will be payable to holders of the Units and Class B LP Units (the “Unitholders”) of record on August 31, 2023, with payment on September 15, 2023.
  • The final cash distribution in respect of July 2023 was C$0.01462 per Unit and Class B LP Unit.
  • ERES intends to continue to make regular monthly distributions, subject to the discretion of the ERES Board of Trustees.

KP Tissue declares a Quarterly Dividend of $0.18 per Common Share

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KP Tissue Inc. (“KPT”) (TSX: KPT) announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable on October 16, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 2, 2023, subject to applicable law.

Key Points: 
  • The dividends paid are designated as "eligible" dividends for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial and territorial legislation.
  • The dividend is being declared in connection with the declaration of a corresponding quarterly distribution by Kruger Products in which KP Tissue holds a limited partnership interest.
  • The Corporation has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan under which eligible shareholders may elect to have their cash dividends reinvested in additional common shares of KPT.
  • Under the Plan, the Corporation will automatically reinvest for participating shareholders the cash dividends of KPT in newly issued Common Shares at a price per Common Share equal to 100% of the 5-day weighted average trading price of the Common Shares prior to the dividend payment date.