American Financial Group, Inc. Increases Annual Dividend by 12%; Twelfth Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases
August 23 2017 - 4:34PM
Business Wire
American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that its
Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s
regular annual dividend from $1.25 to $1.40 per share of common
stock. The increased dividend, when declared, will be paid on a
quarterly basis of $0.35 per share of common stock beginning in
October 2017. The new dividend rate represents a 12% increase over
the annual rate paid thus far in 2017. The Company has increased
its dividend in each of the last twelve years.
Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner, AFG’s Co-Chief
Executive Officers, issued this joint statement: “Returning excess
capital to shareholders through dividends is a key component of
AFG’s capital management strategy. We are pleased to announce this
increase in AFG’s annual dividend paid to shareholders, which
reflects our confidence in the Company’s financial condition,
liquidity, and prospects for long-term growth. AFG’s five-year
compounded annual growth rate in regular dividends is approximately
12%.”
About American Financial Group,
Inc.
American Financial Group is an insurance holding company, based
in Cincinnati, Ohio with assets over $55 billion. Through the
operations of Great American Insurance Group, AFG is engaged
primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on
specialized commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of
fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the retail, financial
institutions and education markets. Great American Insurance
Group’s roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship
company, Great American Insurance Company.
Forward Looking
Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may be
deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements in this press
release not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and
are based on estimates, assumptions and projections. Examples of
such forward-looking statements include statements relating to: the
Company's expectations concerning market and other conditions and
their effect on future premiums, revenues, earnings, investment
activities and the amount and timing of share repurchases;
recoverability of asset values; expected losses and the adequacy of
reserves for asbestos, environmental pollution and mass tort
claims; rate changes; and improved loss experience.
Actual results and/or financial condition could differ
materially from those contained in or implied by such
forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons including, but
not limited to: changes in financial, political and economic
conditions, including changes in interest and inflation rates,
currency fluctuations and extended economic recessions or
expansions in the U.S. and/or abroad; performance of securities
markets; new legislation or declines in credit quality or credit
ratings that could have a material impact on the valuation of
securities in AFG’s investment portfolio; the availability of
capital; regulatory actions (including changes in statutory
accounting rules); changes in the legal environment affecting AFG
or its customers; tax law and accounting changes; levels of natural
catastrophes and severe weather, terrorist activities (including
any nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological events),
incidents of war or losses resulting from civil unrest and other
major losses; development of insurance loss reserves and
establishment of other reserves, particularly with respect to
amounts associated with asbestos and environmental claims;
availability of reinsurance and ability of reinsurers to pay their
obligations; trends in persistency and mortality; competitive
pressures; the ability to obtain adequate rates and policy terms;
changes in AFG’s credit ratings or the financial strength ratings
assigned by major ratings agencies to AFG’s operating subsidiaries;
the impact of the conditions in the international financial markets
and the global economy (including those associated with the United
Kingdom's expected withdrawal from the European Union, or "Brexit")
relating to AFG’s international operations; and other factors
identified in AFG’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the
date of this press release. The Company assumes no obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statements.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170823006075/en/
American Financial Group, Inc.Diane P. Weidner,
513-369-5713Asst. Vice President - Investor RelationsorWebsites:www.AFGinc.comwww.GreatAmericanInsuranceGroup.com
American Financial (NYSE:AFG)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
American Financial (NYSE:AFG)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024