RICHMOND, Va., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. , a leading provider of real estate transaction services, announced an increase in its quarterly dividend by $.04 per share. The new quarterly dividend rate of $.22 per share represents a 22% increase over the previous level. The quarterly dividend will be payable on September 15, 2006 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2006.
About LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
Based in Richmond, Virginia, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. is a leading provider of real estate transaction services. Through its many subsidiaries, LandAmerica serves residential and commercial customers with more than 900 offices and a network of 10,000 active agents throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe. LandAmerica is recognized on Fortune magazine's 2006 list of America's most admired companies and is ranked as a Fortune 500 and Forbes Platinum 400 company.
The Company cautions readers that the statements contained herein regarding the Company's future financial condition, results of operations, future business plans, operations, opportunities, or prospects, including any factors which may affect future earnings, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management's current knowledge and assumptions about future events and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: (i) the Company's results of operations and financial condition are susceptible to changes in mortgage interest rates and general economic conditions; (ii) the Company is subject to government regulation; (iii) heightened regulatory scrutiny of the Company and the title insurance industry, including the pricing of title insurance products and services, could materially and adversely affect its business, operating results, and financial condition; (iv) the Company may not be able to fuel its growth through acquisitions; (v) the Company's inability to integrate and manage successfully its acquired businesses could adversely affect its business, operating results, and financial condition; (vi) regulatory non-compliance, fraud, or defalcations by the Company's title insurance agents or employees could adversely affect its business, operating results, and financial condition; (vii) competition in the Company's industry affects its revenue; (viii) significant industry changes and new product and service introductions require timely and cost-effective responses; (ix) the Company's litigation risks include substantial claims by large classes of claimants; (x) key accounting and essential product delivery systems are concentrated in a few locations; (xi) provisions of the Company's articles of incorporation and bylaws, its shareholder rights plan, and applicable state corporation and insurance laws could limit another party's ability to acquire the Company and could deprive shareholders of the opportunity to obtain a takeover premium for shares of common stock owned by them; (xii) the Company's future success depends on its ability to continue to attract and retain qualified employees; and (xiii) the Company's conduct of business in foreign markets creates financial and operational risks and uncertainties that may materially and adversely affect its business, operating results, and financial condition. For more details on factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and other reports from time to time filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and the Company disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
