Associated Capital Group, Inc. Announces Special Dividend of $2 Per Share

GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC” or the “Company”) (NYSE:AC), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share, payable on November 4, 2024, to Class A and Class B shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 21, 2024. The aggregate payment will be approximately $42.4 million, based on shares outstanding of 21.2 million as of the date of this release.

Since its inception as a public company in 2015 and including the current estimated special dividend, AC has returned approximately $81.1 million to shareholders through dividends.

About Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Associated Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: AC), based in Greenwich, Connecticut, is a diversified global financial services company that provides alternative investment management through Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. (“GCIA”). We have also earmarked proprietary capital for our direct investment business that invests in new and existing businesses. The direct investment business is developing along several core pillars including Gabelli Private Equity Partners, LLC (“GPEP”), formed in August 2017 with $150 million of authorized capital as a “fund-less” sponsor. We also created Gabelli Principal Strategies Group, LLC (“GPS”) in December 2015 to pursue strategic operating initiatives.

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