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Fortress Biotech pauses monthly dividend on Series A Preferred Stock
Fortress Biotech, Inc.
- Dividend of $0.1953125/share on 9.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock paused effective July 1, 2024; no payment on July 31, 2024.
- Pause defers approximately $0.7 million in cash dividend payments per month; dividends continue to accrue and cumulate.
- Board will reassess regularly based on profitability and cash flow; cited upcoming potential regulatory approvals (DFD-29, cosibelimab, CUTX-101, and CAEL-101) as inflection points.
- CEO Lindsay Rosenwald noted the pause aims to maintain financial flexibility ahead of up to four potential NDA/BLA submissions or approvals in the next 12-18 months.