Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 3/19/2012

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Monday, March 19th:

Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) declared an annual dividend of $0.18 per share, or $0.18 annualized. This is a 5.9% increase from the prior dividend of $0.17. The dividend will be payable on May 16, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
Cincinnati Financial Corp (Nasdaq: CINF) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4025 per share, or $1.61 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 16, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.8 percent.
Main Street Capital (Nasdaq: MAIN) declared a monthly dividend of $0.14 per share, or $1.68 annualized. This is a 7.7% increase from the prior dividend of $0.13. The dividend will be payable on April 16, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 10.2 percent.
Nordion, Inc. (NYSE: NDZ) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 5, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.9 percent.
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (NYSE: IFF) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, or $1.24 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 4, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.2 percent.
Ark Restaurants Corp (Nasdaq: ARKR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 4, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 6.4 percent.
W.R. Berkley Corp. (NYSE: WRB) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, or $0.32 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 3, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 19, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.9 percent.... Read more