Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 8/4/2014

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Monday, August 4th:

M.D.C. Holdings (NYSE: MDC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 20, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 3.4 percent.
Materion (NYSE: MTRN) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, or $0.34 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 20, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 0.9 percent.
Cheesecake Factory (Nasdaq: CAKE) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, or $0.66 annualized. This is a 17.9% increase from the prior dividend of $0.14.The dividend will be payable on August 19, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.
Park Sterling (Nasdaq: PSTB) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share, or $0.08 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 20, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 1.2 percent.
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, or $0.5 annualized.The dividend will be payable on September 2, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 1 percent.
Cash America International, Inc. (NYSE: CSH) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share, or $0.14 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 20, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 0.3 percent.
Dime Community Bancshares (Nasdaq: DCOM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, or $0.56 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 13, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 3.7 percent.
Rock-Tenn (NYSE: RKT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, or $1.4 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 19, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
NuStar Energy (NYSE: NS) declared a quarterly dividend of $1.095 per share, or $4.38 annualized.The dividend will be payable on August 11, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 4, 2014.The annual yield on the dividend is 6.8 percent.... Read more