Saga Communications, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on January 13, 2023
December 08, 2022 at 02:35 am IST
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Saga Communications, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share and a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share on its Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on January 13, 2023, to shareholders of record on December 21, 2022. The aggregate amount of the payment to be made in connection with the combined quarterly and special dividends will be approximately $13.6 million.
The quarterly and special cash dividends will be funded by cash on the Company's balance sheet. Including this dividend, the Company will have paid over $106.6 million in dividends to shareholders since the first special dividend was paid in 2012. In addition, the Board of Directors adopted a new variable dividend policy for the allocation of cash flows aligned with the Company's goals of maintaining a strong balance sheet, increasing cash returns to shareholders, and continuing to grow the Company through strategic acquisitions.
Under the new policy, in addition to any quarterly and special dividends paid, the Company will declare an additional dividend in the second quarter of each year of 70% of the preceding year's annual Free Cash Flow, as reported in the Company's fourth quarter earnings release, net of acquisitions, special and quarterly dividends, debt paydowns and debt issuance costs, and stock buybacks.
Saga Communications, Inc. is a broadcast company. The Company is primarily engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The Company owns approximately 79 frequency modulation (FM), 34 AM radio stations, and 80 metro signals serving over 27 markets, including Asheville, Bellingham, Brattleboro, Bucyrus, Champaign, Charleston, Charlottesville, Clarksville, Columbus, Des Moines, Greenfield, Harrisonburg, Hilton Head Island, Ithaca, Jonesboro, Keene, Manchester, Mitchell, Norfolk, Ocala, Northampton, Portland, Spencer, Springfield, and Yankton. The radio stations that the Company owns and/or operates employ a variety of programming formats, including Classic Hits, Adult Hits, Top 40, Country, Country Legends, Mainstream/Hot/Soft Adult Contemporary, Pure Oldies, Classic Rock, and News/Talk. Its stations broadcast primarily in small to mid-size markets.