Redwood Trust Announces Common Dividend Increase of 5.9% to $0.18 Per Share for the Fourth Quarter 2024
12 Dezembro 2024 - 6:15PM
Business Wire
Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT; “Redwood” or the “Company”), a
leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters,
today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has
declared fourth quarter 2024 common and preferred stock
dividends.
Common Stock Dividend
The Board has authorized the declaration of a fourth quarter
2024 regular common stock dividend of $0.18 per share, a 5.9%
increase from the third quarter of 2024. This marks the Company's
102nd consecutive quarterly common dividend and 2nd consecutive
quarter of common dividend increases. The fourth quarter 2024
common stock dividend is payable on December 30, 2024 to
stockholders of record on December 23, 2024.
“We are pleased to announce an increase to our common stock
dividend for the second consecutive quarter,” said Christopher
Abate, Chief Executive Officer of Redwood. “We believe this
dividend level provides our shareholders with an attractive
risk-adjusted return in this environment that aligns with our
long-term return objectives. We will continue to review the level
of future quarterly dividends with our Board, taking into account
factors such as our financial and capital position, investment
opportunities and outlook.”
Preferred Stock Dividend
In accordance with the terms of Redwood’s 10.00% Series A
Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series
A”), the Board authorized the declaration of a Series A dividend
for the fourth quarter of 2024 of $0.625 per share. Dividends for
the Series A are payable on January 15, 2025 to stockholders of
record on January 1, 2025.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to the
level of future quarterly dividends. Forward-looking statements
involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Redwood's actual results
may differ from Redwood's beliefs, expectations, estimates, and
projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can be
identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “will,”
“should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan” and similar
expressions or their negative forms, or by references to strategy,
plans, or intentions. These forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, those
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023 under the caption “Risk Factors”. Other risks,
uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected may be described from time
to time in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. We undertake
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
About Redwood
Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) is a specialty finance company
focused on several distinct areas of housing credit where we
provide liquidity to growing segments of the U.S. housing market
not well served by government programs. We deliver customized
housing credit investments to a diverse mix of investors through
our best-in-class securitization platforms, whole-loan distribution
activities, and our publicly traded shares. We operate our business
in three segments: Residential Consumer Mortgage Banking,
Residential Investor Mortgage Banking and Investment Portfolio.
Through RWT Horizons®, our venture investing initiative, we invest
in early-stage companies that have a direct nexus to our operating
platforms. Additionally, through Aspire, our home equity investment
(“HEI”) platform, we directly originate HEI to homeowners. Our goal
is to provide attractive returns to shareholders through a stable
and growing stream of earnings and dividends, capital appreciation,
and a commitment to technological innovation that facilitates
risk-minded scale. Redwood Trust is internally managed and
structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for tax
purposes. For more information about Redwood, please visit our
website at www.redwoodtrust.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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Kaitlyn Mauritz Head of Investor Relations Phone: 866-269-4976
Email: investorrelations@redwoodtrust.com
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