NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- A quarterly dividend distribution of $.15 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2003 was declared today by Bexil Corporation (AMEX:BXL), payable September 30, 2003 to shareholders of record September 16, 2003. The current quarterly dividend distribution is hereby designated as a distribution in accordance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 partially from the Company's paid-in capital and any net realized capital gains, subject to further notice. The source of the Company's distributions are estimated at the time of declaration and may be adjusted following the close of its fiscal year and the annual audit of the Company's financial statements by Tait, Weller, & Baker, the Company's independent certified public accountants.
Bexil is a holding company operating businesses directly or through companies in which it has a controlling interest. More information about Bexil may be found at its web site www.bexil.com.