JOF - Dividend announcements

NEW YORK, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:JOF) today declared monthly cash distributions to common shareholders pursuant to its Level Distribution Plan ("LDP") as follows: Record DateEx-Dividend DatePayment DateDistribution AmountApril 15, 2026April 15, 2026April 30, 2026$0.0887May 15, 2026May 15, 2026May 29, 2026$0.0887June 15, 2026June 15, 2026June 30, 2026$0.0887 The LDP is intended to provide shareholders with a constant, though not guaranteed, fixed rate of distribution each month. Distributions will be made primarily in cash but under the Fund's dividend-reinvestment plan, distributions will be made in Fund shares unless

CORRECTED AND RESTATED PRESS RELEASE This press release corrects and restates the press release issued on November 21, 2025 to correct the record date and ex-dividend date for the Fund's February 2026 distribution to February 13, 2026 (from February 16, 2026) due to the Presidents Day holiday. The payment date and distribution amount remain unchanged. NEW YORK, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:JOF) has declared monthly cash distributions to common shareholders pursuant to its Level Distribution Plan ("LDP") as follows: Record DateEx-Dividend DatePayment DateDistribution AmountJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 2026January 30, 2026$0.08

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:JOF) today declared monthly cash distributions to common shareholders pursuant to its Level Distribution Plan ("LDP") as follows: Record DateEx-Dividend DatePayment DateDistribution AmountJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 2026January 30, 2026$0.0887February 16, 2026February 16, 2026February 27, 2026$0.0887March 16, 2026March 16, 2026March 31, 2026$0.0887 The LDP is intended to provide shareholders with a constant, though not guaranteed, fixed rate of distribution each month. Distributions will be made primarily in cash but under the Fund's dividend-reinvestment plan, distributions will be made

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:JOF) today declared monthly cash distributions to common shareholders pursuant to its Level Distribution Plan ("LDP") as follows: Record DateEx-Dividend DatePayment DateDistribution AmountOctober 15, 2025October 15, 2025October 31, 2025$0.0887November 14, 2025November 14, 2025November 28, 2025$0.0887December 15, 2025December 15, 2025December 31, 2025$0.0887 The LDP is intended to provide shareholders with a constant, though not guaranteed, fixed rate of distribution each month. Distributions will be made primarily in cash but under the Fund's dividend-reinvestment plan, distribu

NEW YORK, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:JOF) today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has approved two initiatives aimed at addressing the Fund's trading discount. These initiatives include a level distribution plan and a conditional tender offer. The Board believes these actions reflect the Fund's ongoing commitment to enhancing shareholder value, delivering competitive performance, and providing consistent distributions to long-term shareholders. The plan (the "Plan") includes (i) implementation of a Level Distribution Plan (the "LDP") to pay monthly distributions at a 10% annual rate to provide more of

NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.3118 per share payable on December 27, 2024 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2024. The ex-dividend date will be December 19, 2024. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t

NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.2655 per share payable on December 27, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2023. The ex-dividend date will be December 18, 2023. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t

NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.0461 per share payable on December 28, 2022 to shareholders of record on December 20, 2022. The ex-dividend date will be December 19, 2022. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund intends t

NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JOF) (the "Fund") announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.2116 per share, a short-term capital gains distribution of $0.2837 per share, and a long-term capital gains distribution of $0.1108 per share, payable on December 28, 2021 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2021. The ex-dividend date will be December 16, 2021. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investm

NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JOF) (the “Fund”) announced that it would make an ordinary income distribution of $0.1281 per share and a long-term capital gains distribution of $0.2160 per share, payable on December 28, 2020 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2020. The ex-dividend date will be December 17, 2020. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this press release are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the entirety of its fiscal year and ma