WACO, Texas, Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: LPHI), parent company of Life Partners, Inc., announced today that it has paid the $0.25 per share quarterly dividend to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2009 as previously announced.
The payment follows the schedule released on July 1, 2009 for dividend payments totaling $1.00 per share throughout the company's 2010 fiscal year.
In a letter to shareholders, LPHI Chairman Brian Pardo commented, "We generate significant cash from our operations and feel that our shareholders deserve to share in our success, especially with the uncertainty in our economy."
Life Partners is the world's oldest and one of the most active companies in the United States engaged in the secondary market for life insurance, commonly called "life settlements." Since its incorporation in 1991, Life Partners has completed over 100,000 transactions for its worldwide client base of over 25,000 high net worth individuals and institutions in connection with the purchase of over 6,200 policies totaling more than $2.2 billion in face value.
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