Allied Capital Declares 154th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend of $0.53 Per Share; Earnings to be Released February 20th; Conference Call Scheduled.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2002 Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALD ALD abbr. adrenoleukodystrophy ALD, n.pr See adrenoleukodystrophy. ALD aldolase. ) today announced that it has increased its quarterly dividend to $0.53 per share. This dividend represents the 154th consecutive quarterly dividend for Allied Capital shareholders since 1963. The dividend is payable as follows: Record date: March 15, 2002 Payable date: March 28, 2002 Allied Capital has consistently paid quarterly dividends since 1963. For 2001, Allied Capital paid total dividends of $2.01 per share, which represented a 10.4% increase over total annual dividends for 2000. Earnings to be Released February 20; Investor Web Cast/ Conference Call Scheduled Allied Capital will release year-end and fourth quarter 2001 financial results on Wednesday, February 20, 2002 before the market opens, and will host a web cast/ conference call at 10:15 (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) that morning to discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2001 financial results. All interested parties are welcome to attend the live webcast, which will be hosted through our web site at www.alliedcapital.com. Please visit the web site to test your connection before the call. You can also access the conference call by dialing (888) 748-9804 approximately 15 minutes prior to the call; please reference the passcode "Allied Capital." International callers should dial (312) 470-0029. An archived replay of the event will be available through February 27, 2002 on our website or by dialing (800) 839-4890 (international callers please dial (402) 998-1604). For complete information about the web cast / conference call and the replay, please visit our website or call Allied Capital Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at (888) 818-5298. About Allied Capital Allied Capital is the country's largest business development company, and provides long-term investment capital to support the expansion of growing companies nationwide. The company provides mezzanine mez·za·nine n. 1. A partial story between two main stories of a building. 2. The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony. debt and equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. , and also participates in the real estate capital markets as an investor in commercial mortgage-backed securities Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) are a type of bond commonly issued in American security markets. They are a type of Mortgage-backed security which are backed by mortgages on commercial rather than residential real estate. . The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit the web site at www.alliedcapital.com, call Allied Capital Investor Relations toll-free at (888) 818-5298 or e-mail us at ir@alliedcapital.com. |
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