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NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) will be holding its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013 earnings conference call on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The call will be...

Will Pay $300 Million Special Dividend to Shareholders in March Commits to Continued Return of Excess Capital to Shareholders Establishes Separate Capital Structures for Two Primary Businesses:...

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) has declared a special dividend of $300 million or approximately $4.34 per share payable on 17 March 2014 to...

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) will be holding a conference call to discuss the results of the Company's capital allocation and financial policies review on...

Third Quarter Results Improve With Sizable Revenue Growth: Private Sale Commissions Increase by 77%, Auction Commission Revenues Climb 16% NY Impressionist & Modern Art Sales of $348...

NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 for the fourth quarter of 2013. The fourth quarter dividend is...

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) will be holding its third quarter ended September 30, 2013 earnings conference call on Monday, November 11, 2013. The call will be...

Sotheby's Hong Kong Achieves Highest-Ever Sale Series by a Global Arts Business in Asia Five-Day Autumn Sale Series (4 to 8 October 2013) Realises HK$4.196 Billion / US$538 Million 3,162 Lots...

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) today adopted a shareholder rights plan and declared a dividend distribution of one preferred share purchase...

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) acknowledged today's Schedule 13D filing by Third Point LLC. Sotheby's actions as a leader in the global art business have been...