Emclaire Financial Corp Announces 3.7% Increase in Quarterly Dividend
EMLENTON, Pa., Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Emclaire Financial Corp (NASDAQ:EMCF), the parent holding company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, declared a quarterly cash dividend on February 21, 2018 of $0.28 per common share payable on March 23, 2018, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2018. The $0.28 per share quarterly dividend represents a 3.7% increase from the $0.27 per common share dividend declared and paid each quarter during 2017. This quarterly dividend reflects an annualized dividend yield of 3.3% based on the stock’s closing price of $33.50 per share on February 20, 2018.
William C. Marsh, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Bank, noted that the dividend increase reflects the Corporation’s continued growth and strong financial performance in recent quarters.
Emclaire Financial Corp is the parent company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, an independent, nationally chartered, FDIC-insured community commercial bank headquartered in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, operating 17 full service offices in Venango, Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Jefferson and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania and Hancock County, West Virginia. The Corporation’s common stock is quoted on and traded through NASDAQ under the symbol “EMCF”. For more information visit the Corporation’s web site at www.emclairefinancial.com.
CONTACT:
William C. Marsh
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (844) 767-2311
Email: investor.relations@farmersnb.com
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