Saga Communications, Inc. Declares Special Cash Dividend, Payable on January 12, 2024
December 07, 2023 at 04:55 pm EST
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Saga Communications, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 12, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 20, 2023. The aggregate amount of the payment to be made in connection with the special dividend will be approximately $12.5 million.
The special cash dividend will be funded by cash on the Company?s balance sheet and is in line with the Board?s goal of reducing ongoing cash and short-term investment balances to approximately $25 million prior to future cash flows being recognized.
Saga Communications, Inc. is a media company engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties with a focus on opportunities complimentary to its core radio business, including digital, e-commerce and non-traditional revenue initiatives. The Company owns or operates broadcast properties in about 27 markets, including 79 frequency modulation (FM), 31 amplitude modulation (AM radio stations and 78 metro signals. The radio stations that it owns and/or operates employ a variety of programming formats, including Classic Hits, Country, Classic Country, Hot/Soft/Urban Adult Contemporary, Oldies, Classic Rock, Rock, and News/Talk. It operates in markets, including Asheville, Bellingham, Brattleboro, Bucyrus, Champaign, Charleston, Charlottesville, Clarksville, Columbus, Des Moines, Harrisonburg, Hilton Head Island, Jonesboro, Manchester, and Milwaukee, among others.