Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 3/22/2012

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Thursday, March 22nd:

Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE: NCT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized. This is a 33.3% increase from the prior dividend of $0.15. The dividend will be payable on April 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 12.9 percent.
Arlington Asset Investment Cor (NYSE: AI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.875 per share, or $3.5 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 14.6 percent.
IDT Corp. (NYSE: IDT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, or $0.6 annualized. This is a 15.4% increase from the prior dividend of $0.13. The dividend will be payable on April 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 7.1 percent.
Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.265 per share, or $1.06 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 16, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.3 percent.
Charm Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share, or $1.28 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 16, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 13.5 percent.
Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, or $2.4 annualized. This is a 25% increase from the prior dividend of $0.48. The dividend will be payable on April 15, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.1 percent.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, or $0.44 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 9, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 3 percent.
Independent Bank Corp/MA (Nasdaq: INDB) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, or $0.84 annualized. This is a 10.5% increase from the prior dividend of $0.19. The dividend will be payable on April 5, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent.
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) declared an annual dividend of $1 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 4, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.2 percent.
EMC INS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMCI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized. The dividend will be payable on April 2, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.8 percent.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, or $0.88 annualized. This is an 83.3% increase from the prior dividend of $0.12. The dividend will be payable on March 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on March 26, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of March 22, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.6 percent. The Company also announced that the Federal Reserve did not object to its Capital Plan submitted in January 2012, or to the dividend rate increase and other capital actions included in the plan.... Read more