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Saga Communications, Inc. Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 per Share

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GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saga Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq - SGA) (the “Company”, “Saga” or “our”) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 8, 2022, to shareholders of record on March 21, 2022. The aggregate amount of the payment to be made in connection with the quarterly dividend will be approximately $970 thousand. The quarterly cash dividend will be funded by cash on the Company’s balance sheet. Including this dividend, the Company will have paid over $78 million in dividends to shareholders since the first special dividend was paid in 2012.

The Company currently intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends in the future as declared by the Board of Directors. Consistent with returning value to our shareholders, the Board of Directors may also consider declaring special cash dividends, stock dividends, and stock buybacks in the future.

Saga is a broadcasting company whose business is devoted to acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. Saga owns or operates broadcast properties in 27 markets, including 79 FM, 34 AM radio stations and 79 metro signals. For additional information, contact us at (313) 886-7070 or visit our website at www.sagacom.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve certain risks and uncertainties within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “will,” “may,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Key risks, including risks associated with Saga’s ability to effectively integrate the stations it acquires and the impact of federal regulation on Saga’s business, are described in the reports Saga periodically files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers should note that these statements may be impacted by several factors, including national and local economic changes, changes in the radio broadcast industry in general, and the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Saga’s actual performance. Results may vary from those stated herein and Saga undertakes no obligation to update the information contained here.


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saga communications, inc. is a broadcast company whose business is primarily devoted to acquiring, developing and operating radio stations, television stations and state radio networks. saga currently owns or operates broadcast properties in 25 markets, including 62 fm and 30 am radio stations, a state radio network, 2 farm radio networks, 4 television stations and 4 low power television stations. saga's strategy is to operate top billing radio and television stations in mid sized markets, defined as markets ranked (by market revenues) from 20 to 200. saga's radio stations employ a myriad of programming formats, including classic hits, adult contemporary, active rock, oldies, news/talk, country and classical. saga's television stations are affiliated with cbs and fox in joplin, mo; abc, fox, nbc, telemundo and univision in victoria, tx. in operating its stations, saga concentrates on the development of strong decentralized local management, which is responsible for the day-to-day opera