Benchmark increases dividend
Published 5:12 pm Thursday, July 2, 2020
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Benchmark Bankshares, Inc. (BMBN), the Kenbridge-based holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, recently announced the declaration of a semi-annual dividend of $0.33 per share to holders of common stock of the company. This marks the sixth consecutive increase to the Company’s semi-annual dividend since December of 2017. The current dividend is a 6.5% increase from the dividend of $0.31 per share declared in December 2019 and a 13.8% increase over the $0.29 declared last June.
The record date for shareholders entitled to payment of the dividend will be the close of business, 4 p.m., on July 6, with payment to occur by July 31.