MGIC Investment Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

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Jul 25, 2019, 13:09 ET

MILWAUKEE, July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share.

The Company announced that because of the increased strength of its financial position the Company determined that commencing a quarterly dividend was appropriate. It further announced that consistent with prior practices, before approving any future quarterly cash dividends, the Board will consider, among other items, the outlook for continued profitability and the impact that future economic and housing market conditions may have on the Company's results and financial position.

The dividend is payable on September 20, 2019, to shareholders of record on August 30, 2019. The Company continues to have authorization to repurchase up to $200 million of its common stock through the end of 2020.

About MGIC

The principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation is Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, or MGIC (www.mgic.com), which serves lenders throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and other locations helping families achieve homeownership sooner by making affordable low-down-payment mortgages a reality. At June 30, 2019 MGIC had $213.9 billion of primary insurance in force covering approximately one million mortgages.

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The forward looking statements, as well as our prospects as a whole, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements. For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties as well as certain additional risks that we face, you should refer to the Risk Factors detailed in Item 1A of our 2018 Form 10-K, and to subsequent reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

SOURCE MGIC Investment Corporation