Aames Investment Corporation Declares Second Quarter Cash Dividend of $0.34 Per Share.LOS ANGELES -- Aames Investment Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AIC AIC Association des Infermières Canadiennes. ), a mortgage real estate investment trust, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.34 per common share for the second quarter of 2005. The dividend is payable on August 8, 2005, to shareholders of record as of July 28, 2005. The ex-dividend date Ex-dividend date The first day of trading when the buyer of a stock is no longer entitled to the most recently announced dividend payment ( i.e. the trade will settle the day after the record date, too late for the buyer to appear on the shareholder record and receive the dividend. is July 26, 2005. About Aames Investment Corporation Aames is a mortgage REIT Mortgage REIT An REIT that invests in loans secured by real estate which derive income from mortgage interest and fees. mortgage REIT and, through its subsidiary Aames Financial Corporation, originates mortgage loans in 47 states. Aames Financial is a fifty-year-old national mortgage banking company focused primarily on originating subprime residential mortgage loans through wholesale and retail channels under the name "Aames Home Loan." To find out more about Aames, please visit www.aames.com. Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may cause our performance and results to vary include: (i) changes in overall economic conditions and interest rates; (ii) an inability to originate subprime hybrid/adjustable mortgage loans; (iii) increased delinquency rates in our portfolio; (iv) adverse changes in the securitization Securitization The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors. Notes: Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization. May also be spelled as "securitisation. and whole loan market for mortgage loans; (v) declines in real estate values; (vi) limited cash flow to fund operations and dependence on short-term financing facilities; (vii) concentration of operations in California, Florida, New York Florida is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2004, and other filings with the SEC made by the company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Aames Investment expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this press release. |
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