Alerus Financial (NASDAQ: ALRS) raises quarterly dividend 5% to $0.21
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Alerus Financial Corporation declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share on its common stock. This dividend represents a 5.00% increase over the dividend paid a year ago, signaling modest year-over-year growth in cash returns to shareholders.
The dividend will be paid on April 10, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 27, 2026. A related press release was issued and attached as an exhibit, and investors can access dividend history and financial materials on Alerus’ investor relations website.
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Press Release of Alerus Financial Corporation dated February 26, 2026
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Date: February 26, 2026
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Alerus Financial Corporation
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/s/ Katie A. Lorenson
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Katie A. Lorenson
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Al Villalon, Investor Relations 952.417.3733 Al.Villalon@alerus.com investors.alerus.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION DECLARES
CASH DIVIDEND ON COMMON SHARES
MINNEAPOLIS (February 26, 2026) – Alerus Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ALRS) announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share on February 25, 2026, a 5.00% increase over the dividend paid a year ago. The dividend is payable on April 10, 2026, to stockholders of record as of close of business on March 27, 2026. Current and historic dividend information, as well as quarterly financial statements, investor presentations, and earnings call transcripts are available online through Alerus’ investor relations website at investors.alerus.com.
About Alerus Financial Corporation
Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS) is a commercial wealth bank and national retirement services provider with corporate offices in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Through its subsidiary, Alerus Financial, National Association (the “Bank”), Alerus provides diversified and comprehensive financial solutions to business and consumer clients, including banking, wealth services, and retirement and benefit plans and services. Alerus provides clients with a primary point of contact to help fully understand their unique needs and delivery channel preferences. Clients are provided with competitive products, valuable insight, and sound advice supported by digital solutions designed to meet their needs. Alerus operates 26 banking and commercial wealth offices, with locations in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota; the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area; Rochester, Minnesota; Southern Minnesota; Marshalltown, Iowa; Pewaukee, Wisconsin; and Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. The Alerus Retirement and Benefit business serves advisors, brokers, employers, and plan participants across the United States.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, estimates, calculations, forecasts and projections with respect to the anticipated future performance of Alerus Financial Corporation. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the risks described in the “Risk Factors” sections of reports filed by Alerus Financial Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.