Bancorp 34, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

ALAMOGORDO, N.M., Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bancorp 34, Inc. ("Bancorp 34") BCTF, the holding company for Bank 34, announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock, payable on September 25, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2020.

This will be Bancorp 34's seventh dividend since completing its mutual-to-stock conversion and related stock offering in October 2016. A special dividend of $1.25 per share was paid on May 9, 2018, and quarterly dividends of $0.05 per share have been paid since June 2019. Future declarations of dividends are subject to the determination and discretion of Bancorp 34's Board of Directors.

James T. Crotty, Co-President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp 34, stated "The quarterly dividend program demonstrates confidence in our long-term financial prospects and our commitment to enhance shareholder value, while retaining enough operating earnings to invest in our business, maintain our strong capital position and continue to support our local communities as they weather the ill effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession."

Forward-Looking Statements
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Contact: Jan R. Thiry
EVP/Chief Financial Officer
623.777.0570
j.thiry@bank34.com

SOURCE Bancorp 34, Inc.