Anchorage, Alaska – On December 5, 2012, the Ahtna, Incorporated board of directors formally declared a shareholder dividend for 2012 of $3.53 per share, or $353 per 100 shares.

In addition, Ahtna shareholders age 62 and older will be receiving an Elder dividend of $300 for 2012. Ahtna, Inc. has issued an Elder dividend since 2009.

Both dividends will be issued on Friday, December 14, 2012.

“With the price of fuel being so high, this dividend really helps our shareholders,” said Nicholas Jackson, Ahtna, Inc. Chairman of the Board. “I’m very pleased the board approved this dividend.”

“We know this dividend comes at a critical time as our shareholders struggle with the high cost of living and rising fuel costs,” added Michelle Anderson, Ahtna, Inc. President. “We hope the dividend makes their holiday a little brighter.”

Ahtna, Incorporated is one of 13 Alaska Native Regional Corporations formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, and is based out of Glennallen, Alaska. The company currently has more than 1,700 shareholders, the majority of whom are of Ahtna Athabascan descent, and employs more than 1,500 workers worldwide. A premiere Alaskan-owned business, Ahtna, Incorporated is guided by its vision statement: “Our Culture Unites Us; Our Land Sustains Us; Our People are Prosperous.”