Atlanticus Announces Approval of Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend

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Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: ATLC) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.470035 per share for Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred shareholders. The dividend will be paid on or around March 15, 2022, to those on record as of the close of business on March 4, 2022. The company specializes in providing inclusive financial services through its technology, supporting bank, retail, and healthcare partners with consumer loans totaling $26 billion over its 25-year history. This announcement underscores Atlanticus's commitment to delivering shareholder value.

Positive

• Quarterly dividend of $0.470035 per share approved.
• Dividend payment scheduled for March 15, 2022.

Negative

• Forward-looking statements indicate uncertainty regarding future dividend payments.
• Risks related to COVID-19 impact on loan demand and economic conditions.

ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: ATLC) (“Atlanticus,” “the Company”, “we,” “our” or “us”), a technology company enabling bank, retail, and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.470035 per share to Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred stockholders. The cash dividend will be paid on or about March 15, 2022 to holders of record of Atlanticus’ Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock on the close of business on March 4, 2022.

About Atlanticus Holdings Corporation

Empowering Better Financial Outcomes for Everyday Americans

Atlanticus’ technology allows bank, retail, and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services to everyday Americans through the use of proprietary analytics. We apply the experience gained and infrastructure built from servicing over 18 million customers and $26 billion in consumer loans over our 25-year operating history to support lenders that originate a range of consumer loan products. These products include retail and healthcare credit and general-purpose credit cards marketed through our omnichannel platform, including retail point-of-sale, healthcare-point of-care, direct mail solicitation, internet-based marketing, and partnerships with third parties. Additionally, through our CAR subsidiary, Atlanticus serves the individual needs of automotive dealers and automotive non-prime financial organizations with multiple financing and service programs.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's current views with respect to the payment of dividends in the future. You generally can identify these statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate” or “anticipate” and similar expressions or the negative versions of these words or comparable words, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “likely” and “could.” These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to, risks related to the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Company, bank partners, merchants, consumers, loan demand, the capital markets, labor availability, supply chains and the economy in general; the Company's ability to retain existing, and attract new, merchants and funding sources; changes in market interest rates; increases in loan delinquencies; its ability to operate successfully in a highly regulated industry; the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters; the effect of management changes; cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities in its products and services; and the Company's ability to compete successfully in highly competitive markets. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there is no assurance that the events or results suggested by the forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Contact:
Investor Relations
Kalle J. Ahl
Vice President
The Equity Group Inc.
(212) 836-9614
kahl@equityny.com

Media Relations
Emma Clarke
Vested for Atlanticus
(973) 735-3525
atlanticus@fullyvested.com

FAQ

What is the dividend amount declared by Atlanticus Holdings for Q1 2022?

Atlanticus Holdings declared a dividend of $0.470035 per share for Q1 2022.

When will the dividend be paid to Atlanticus shareholders?

The dividend will be paid on or about March 15, 2022.

What is the record date for Atlanticus dividend payment?

The record date for the dividend payment is March 4, 2022.

What risks might affect future dividend payments from Atlanticus?

Future dividend payments may be affected by risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic conditions.