Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 10/20/2016

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Thursday, October 20th:

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share, or $1.56 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 15, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.1 percent.
Get daily under-the-radar research with StreetInsider.com's Stealth Growth Insider Get your 2-Wk Free Trial here. Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share, or $1.32 annualized. This is a 10% increase from the prior dividend of $0.30. The dividend will be payable on November 7, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.6 percent.
AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, or $0.3 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 4, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 1 percent.
C.R. Bard Inc. (NYSE: BCR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share, or $1.04 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 4, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.5 percent.
Lake Sunapee Bank Group (Nasdaq: LSBG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, or $0.56 annualized. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.1 percent.
Find out which companies are about to raise their dividend well before the news hits the Street with StreetInsider.com's Dividend Insider Elite. Sign-up for a FREE trial here. Western Refining (NYSE: WNR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share, or $1.52 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 8, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 5.6 percent.
Get daily under-the-radar research with StreetInsider.com's Stealth Growth Insider Get your 2-Wk Free Trial here. Newcastle Investment (NYSE: NCT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, or $0.48 annualized. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 10.7 percent.
MVC Capital (NYSE: MVC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.135 per share, or $0.54 annualized. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 6.2 percent.
Vermilion Energy (NYSE: VET) declared a monthly dividend of $0.215 per share, or $2.58 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 15, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 6.4 percent.
TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) declared a special dividend of $24.00 per share. The dividend will be payable on November 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 8.6 percent.TransDigm Group also announced today that it received the funding of the previously announced incremental term loans. TransDigm Group incurred $650 million of incremental term loans on October 14, 2016 and expects to incur an additional $500 million of delayed draw incremental term loans, the proceeds of which will be used to repurchase its 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 in connection with the previously announced tender offer.W. Nicholas Howley, TransDigm Group's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our regularly stated goal is to give our shareholders returns similar to well performing private equity funds while providing the liquidity of a public market. This special dividend is part of our ongoing efforts to actively manage our balance sheet as part of our program to meet that goal. We believe the credit market conditions continue to be favorable and provide us with the opportunity to accelerate returns to shareholders, reduce our overall average interest rate and extend maturities. The combination of current cash on hand, undrawn revolver, additional capacity under our credit agreement, and our typically strong quarterly cash generation should allow us adequate financial flexibility to meet the likely range of currently anticipated operating and acquisition needs."
A. Schulman (Nasdaq: SHLM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.205 per share, or $0.82 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 4, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 24, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 20, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent.... Read more