GreenHunter Energy Declares Monthly Cash Dividend on 10% Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock

GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GRH), (the “Company”) announced today that it has declared a monthly cash dividend on the Company's 10.0% Series C Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”). The dividend on the Series C Preferred Stock, which is for the month of August 2012, is payable on August 31, 2012, to holders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2012. The payment will be 10.0% annualized per share, which is equivalent to approximately $0.208 per share, based on the $25.00 per share liquidation preference of the Series C Preferred Stock.