ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. ("Hannon Armstrong," "we", "our" or the "Company;") (NYSE: HASI), a leading provider of debt and equity financing to the energy efficiency and renewable energy markets, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share of common stock, payable on January 7, 2016, to stockholders of record on December 30, 2015.  Based upon the Company's common stock closing price of $17.03 per share on December 15, 2015, the dividend represents an annualized yield of 7.0%.

About Hannon Armstrong

Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI) provides debt and equity financing to the energy efficiency and renewable energy markets. We focus on providing preferred or senior level capital to established sponsors and high credit quality obligors for assets that generate long-term, recurring and predictable cash flows.  We are based in Annapolis, Maryland, and we elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income-tax purposes, beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013.

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Forward-looking statements are based on beliefs, assumptions and expectations as of the date of this press release. We disclaim any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements reflecting new estimates, events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

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