Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 12/5/2013

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Thursday, December 5th:

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share, or $1.04 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.2 percent.
Frontier Communications (Nasdaq: FTR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 9 percent.
First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, or $0.48 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 16, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.9 percent.
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized. The dividend will be payable on January 2, 2014, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent.
Daxor Corp. (NYSE: DXR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, or $0.2 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.7 percent.
Lancaster Colony Corp (Nasdaq: LANC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share, or $1.76 annualized. This is a 10% increase from the prior dividend of $0.40. The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.1 percent.
Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
State Bank Financial Corp (Nasdaq: STBZ) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share, or $0.12 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 17, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.7 percent.
Stellus Capital Investment Corp (NYSE: SCM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share, or $1.36 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 23, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 9 percent.
Chicos Fas, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, or $0.3 annualized. This is a 36.4% increase from the prior dividend of $0.055. The dividend will be payable on December 23, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.7 percent.
Hanmi Financial (Nasdaq: HAFC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share, or $0.28 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 23, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share, or $1.36 annualized. The dividend will be payable on January 2, 2014, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.3 percent.
Elmira Savings Bank (Nasdaq: ESBK) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, or $0.92 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.9 percent.
AMC Financial Holdings, Inc. (: ACFL) declared an annual dividend of $2.50 per share, or $2.5 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 16, 2013, to stockholders of record on December 9, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 53.8 percent.... Read more