Centuria Office REIT (ASX:COF) declared a dividend of AU$0.02525 per share for the quarter ending June 30, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.
The dividend will be paid on Aug. 14 to shareholders on record as of June 30, per the filing.
The company paid the same dividend in the prior corresponding period, an earlier filing showed.
Trading of UK-listed financial firms in Hong Kong-HSBC, Prudential, and Standard Chartered-slumped Thursday after a Chinese media report said mainland residents now face tighter restrictions on opening offshore accounts at major Hong Kong banks, Reuters News reported on the same day.The Bank of East Asia's Shanghai branch stopped opening overseas investment accounts for mainland clients, and HSBC's Lujiazui staff said deposited funds must comply with Hong Kong rules, the newswire reported, citing the South China Morning Post.As a result, HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Prudential tumbled between 5% and 6.3% in London, and AIA Group dropped 6.8% in Hong Kong, the publication said.HSBC, Prudential, and Standard Chartered were not immediately reachable for comment when contacted by Reuters, the report said.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)
Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX) continued to recommend that shareholders reject the off-market takeover bid by Diamond Infraco, an IFM Global Infrastructure Fund subsidiary, for 100% of the stapled securities that it does not already own in the company, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.The independent directors unanimously recommend that shareholders reject the takeover offer at AU$4.75 per security and at AU$5.10 per security, the filing said.The bidder extended the offer period by one week to June 18, but did not otherwise change the offer, per the filing.
Almonty Industries (ASX:AII) said it plans to raise CA$700 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes due 2031, with initial purchasers granted an option to buy an additional CA$100 million of the securities, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.The unsecured notes pay semi-annual interest, mature on July 1, 2031, and are convertible into common shares under certain conditions, per the filing.The company may redeem the notes after July 1, 2029, if its share price remains above 130% of the conversion price for a specified period, the filing said.The net proceeds will be used for capped call transactions to mitigate dilution risk, refinancing existing debt, and general corporate purposes, including working capital needs and potential acquisitions, the filing added.