Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 7/22/2013

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

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshare (Nasdaq: LSBG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, or $0.52 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 31, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.4 percent.
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, or $0.2 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 7, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.9 percent.
VSE Corp (Nasdaq: VSEC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, or $0.36 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 7, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.2 percent.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share, or $0.76 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 7, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.2 percent.
MVC Capital, Inc. (NYSE: MVC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.135 per share, or $0.54 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 31, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.2 percent.
Lowes Cos. (NYSE: LOW) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, or $0.72 annualized. This is a 12.5% increase from the prior dividend of $0.16. The dividend will be payable on August 7, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.7 percent.
Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.71 per share, or $2.84 annualized. This is a 10.9% increase from the prior dividend of $0.64. The dividend will be payable on August 9, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.3 percent. Total annual dividends paid to Clorox shareholders have increased each year since 1977.
Cooper Cos. (NYSE: COO) declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.03 per share, or $0.06 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 6, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 0 percent.
Costamare (NYSE: CMRE) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, or $1.08 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 7, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 6 percent.
Brinks Co. (NYSE: BCO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on September 3, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 24, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 22, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.... Read more