Allied Capital Declares Dividend of $0.51 Per Share Earnings to be Released Tuesday, October 23, 2001; Conference Call Scheduled.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001 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 declared the fourth quarterly dividend of $0.51 per share. For 2001, total annual dividends declared have increased by 10.4% over total annual dividends for 2000. This dividend represents the 153rd consecutive quarterly dividend paid to Allied Capital shareholders. The dividend is payable as follows: Record date: December 14, 2001 Payable date: December 28, 2001 Allied Capital has consistently paid quarterly dividends since 1963, and continues to increase the total annual dividends paid to shareholders. Earnings to be Released October 23, 2001; Investor Web Cast/ Conference Call Scheduled Allied Capital will release third quarter 2001 financial results on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 before the market opens, and will host a web cast/ conference call at 10:15 a.m. (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) that morning to discuss the results and other highlights of the quarter. All interested parties are welcome to attend the live web cast, 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. International callers should dial (312) 470.0029. All callers should reference the passcode "Allied Capital." An archived replay of the event will be available until Tuesday, November 6, 2001 on our web site, 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 web site. About Allied Capital Allied Capital is the country's largest business development company, and provides long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-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 Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. toll-free at (888) 253.0512 or e-mail us at ir@alliedcapital.com. |
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