VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:GBTS), the holding company for Gateway Bank & Trust Co., announced that its board of directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.05 per share.
The dividend is payable on February 28, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2007.
About the Company
Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Gateway Bank & Trust Co., a regional community bank with a total of twenty-four full-service financial centers -- thirteen in Virginia: Virginia Beach (7), Chesapeake (3), Suffolk, Norfolk and Emporia; and eleven in North Carolina: Elizabeth City (3), Edenton, Kitty Hawk (2), Moyock, Nags Head, Plymouth, Roper and Raleigh, in addition to a private banking center in Raleigh. The Bank provides insurance through its Gateway Insurance Services, Inc. subsidiary, brokerage services through its Gateway Investment Services, Inc. subsidiary, and mortgage banking services through its Gateway Financial Mortgage, Inc. subsidiary. The common stock of the Corporation is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol GBTS. For further information, visit the Corporation's web site at www.gwfh.com.