THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Excelerate Energy, Inc. (the “Company” or “Excelerate”) (NYSE: EE) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of Class A common stock, representing a 140% increase from the prior quarter. The dividend payment with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, is payable on December 5, 2024, to Class A common stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2024.
Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership, the Company’s operating subsidiary, will make a corresponding distribution of $0.06 per interest to holders of its Class B limited partnership interests on the same date of the dividend payment.
“The Board’s decision today to increase the dividend underscores Excelerate’s commitment to enhancing shareholder returns in the near term while we continue to advance on our strategic growth initiatives,” said Dana Armstrong, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Excelerate.
“This dividend increase reflects the strength of our balance sheet, the stability of our core regasification business, and the confidence we have in our cash generation. It also is aligned with our capital allocation strategy, which remains focused on investing in growth while returning capital through share repurchases and quarterly dividend payments.”
The declaration, timing, amount, and payment of future dividends remains at the discretion of the Board.
ABOUT EXCELERATE ENERGY
Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a U.S.-based LNG company located in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate is changing the way the world accesses cleaner forms of energy by providing integrated services along the LNG value chain with an objective of delivering rapid-to-market and reliable LNG solutions to customers. The Company offers a full range of flexible regasification services from FSRUs to infrastructure development to LNG supply. Excelerate has a presence in Abu Dhabi, Antwerp, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chattogram, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hanoi, Helsinki, London, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, and Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.excelerateenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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