AIG Subsidiary Corebridge to Pay $400M In Special Dividend
American International Group, Inc. AIG subsidiary Corebridge Financial, Inc. CRBG recently announced that its board has approved a special dividend of 62 cents per share. The total consideration for the special dividend is estimated at around $400 million.
Shareholders at the close of business on Jun 16, 2023, will receive the special dividend on Jun 30. It will be given along with Corebridge’s regular quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share. The record date and payment date for the regular dividend are in line with the dates announced for the special dividend.
Corebridge has a dividend yield of 5.4%, higher than the industry average of 3% and its parent company AIG’s 2.4%.
The latest move signifies the financial strength of Corebridge, in which American International is the majority shareholder. As of Mar 31, 2023, AIG held 77.3% of Corebridge’s outstanding common stock. The subsidiary had $365 billion in assets under management and administration at the first-quarter end.
In September 2022, AIG closed the IPO of Corebridge, the holding company for its Life and Retirement business. The aggregate gross proceeds from the offering before deductions to AIG were around $1.7 billion. With this move, AIG has focused more on de-levering and investing in business growth.
Price Performance
American International shares have gained 4.7% in the past month against the 3.6% fall in the industry.
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