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Twenty Years of Dividends

Dividend & Distribution Policy
Continuous dividend and distribution payments on “GAM” common stock since 1939.

Two-Year Dividend & Distribution Summary
Dividends and distributions per share of “GAM” and “GAM Pr” stock.

Twenty Years of Dividends & Distributions
Aggregate dividends and distributions per share of “GAM” common stock.

Report Downloads
Financial statements and other reports in PDF format.

Beneficial Ownership Reports
Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by our Directors and Officers


The following table shows aggregate dividends and distributions paid per share on the Company’s Common Stock for each year during the 20-year period 1988-2007. Amounts shown include payments made after year-end attributable to income and gain in each respective year.

Dividends per Common Share
1988-2007

Year
Income* Long-Term Capital Gains

1988
$0.29 $1.69

1989
$0.23 $1.56

1990
$0.21 $1.65

1991
$0.09 $3.07

1992
$0.03 $2.93

1993
$0.06 $2.34

1994
$0.06 $1.59

1995
$0.13 $2.77

1996
$0.25 $2.71

1997
$0.21 $2.95

1998
$0.47 $4.40

1999
$1.04 $4.05

2000
$2.03 $6.16

2001
$1.01 $1.37

2002
$0.03 $0.33

2003
$0.02 $0.59

2004
$0.22 $0.95

2005
$0.59 $1.40

2006
$0.33 $2.67

2007
$0.72 $5.25


*Includes short-term capital gains per share which amounted to $.02 in 1989, $.03 in 1995, $.05 in 1996, $.62 in 1999, $1.55 in 2000, $.64 in 2001 , $.041 in 2005 and $.009 in 2007.

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