CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY,
LTD. CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES ARE LISTED FOR TRADING IN UNITED STATES FUNDS ON THE TORONTO STOCK
EXCHANGE.
GRAND
CAYMAN, Cayman
Islands, May 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Caribbean
Utilities Company, Ltd. (TSX: CUP.U) ("CUC" or "the Company")
announced today that the Board of Directors has declared an
increase in the regular quarterly dividend from US$0.175 to US$0.18
per Class A Ordinary Share. This represents a 3% increase to
US$0.72 per share on an annualized
basis. The dividend will be payable June 15,
2023 to shareholders of record June
1, 2023.
The principal activity of the Company is to generate, transmit
and distribute electricity in its licence area of Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands pursuant to a 20-year Transmission &
Distribution ("T&D") Licence and a 25-year non-exclusive
Generation Licence (the "Generation Licence" and together with the
T&D licence, the "Licences") granted by the Cayman Islands
Government (the "Government", "CIG"). The T&D Licence, which
expires in April 2028, contains
provisions for an automatic 20-year renewal and the Company has
reasonable expectation of renewal until April 2048. The Generation Licence expires in
November 2039. Further information is
available at www.cuc-cayman.com.
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. ("CUC" or "the Company"),
on occasion, includes forward-looking statements in its media
releases, Canadian securities regulatory authorities filings,
shareholder reports and other communications. Forward-looking
statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend
upon future events or conditions, or include words such as
"expects", "anticipates", "plan", "believes", "estimates",
"intends", "targets", "projects", "forecasts", "schedule", or
negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future
or conditional verbs such as "may", "will", "should", "would" and
"could". Forward-looking statements are based on underlying
assumptions and management's beliefs, estimates and opinions, and
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties surrounding future
expectations generally that may cause actual results to vary from
plans, targets and estimates. Such risks and uncertainties include
but are not limited to operational, general economic, market and
business conditions, regulatory developments and weather
conditions. CUC cautions readers that actual results may vary
significantly from those expected should certain risks or
uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose
of providing information about management's current expectations
and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such
information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise except as required by law.
SOURCE Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.