Olympia Financial Group Inc. Announces October Div

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olympia Financial Group Inc. (TSX: OLY ) announces its Board of Directors has declared a monthly cash dividend on its common shares of $0.17 per common share.  The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2017 to shareholders on record as at October 23, 2017. The ex-dividend date is October 19, 2017.

Olympia Financial Group Inc. designates the entire amount of this taxable dividend to be an “eligible dividend” for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended from time to time. Please contact your tax advisor if you have any questions with regards to the designation of the eligible dividend.

About Olympia Financial Group Inc.

Olympia Financial Group Inc. (“OFGI”) conducts most of its operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary Olympia Trust Company, a non-deposit taking trust company. Olympia Trust Company is licensed to conduct trust activities in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.  Olympia Trust Company administers self-directed registered accounts and offers foreign currency exchange services.  OFGI also offers private health services plans through its wholly-owned subsidiary Olympia Benefits Inc., operates an ATM business through its wholly-owned subsidiary Olympia ATM Inc. and provides information technology services to exempt market dealers, registrants and issuers through its subsidiary Exempt Edge Inc.

OFGI’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “OLY”.

For further information, please contact:

Olympia Financial Group Inc. Rick Skauge, President and Chief Executive Officer Gerhard Barnard, Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Phone: (403) 261-0900 Fax: (403) 265-1455