Regal Entertainment (RGC) Declares Special Dividend of $1.40/Share, Yielding 10.17%; Raises Regular Qtr. Dividend to 21c/Share

Regal Entertainment (NYSE: RGC) declares a special cash dividend of $1.40 per common share, payable on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record on Dec. 20. The ex-dividend date is Dec. 16. The company also announced that its Board has boosted its regular quarterly cash dividend by 17% from 18c to 21c/share. The dividend will be paid on the same date as the above special dividend. With Regal shares closing at $13.76 today, the regular dividend yield moves from 5.23% to 6.10%. The special dividend, meanwhile, will yield 10.17%.... more

Knoll (KNL) Increases Quarterly Dividend from $0.02 to $0.06; Yields 1.5%

Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, $0.24 annualized. The dividend is a 300% increase from the current rate of $0.02. The dividend is payable December 31, 2010 to all shareholders of record on December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.5%.... more

TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) Declares $0.09 Quarterly Dividend; 2.4% Yield

TriCo Bancshares (Nasdaq: TCBK) announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, $0.36 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2010 to holders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 15, 2010. The yield is 2.4%.... more

Ramco-Gershenson (RPT) Declares $0.16325 Quarterly Dividend; 5.7% Yield

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE: RPT) declares a quarterly common share dividend of $0.16325, $0.653 annualized. The fourth quarter common share dividend is payable on January 3, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 20, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5.7%.... more

Atrion (ATRI) Declares $3/Share Special Dividend, Yielding 1.75%

Atrion (Nasdaq: ATRI) today declared a special cash dividend of $3 per common share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 23 to shareholders of record on Dec. 13. The ex-dividend date is Dec. 9. With the stock closing at $171.80 today, the dividend yields 1.75%.... more

Stewart Enterprises (STEI) Declares $0.03 Quarterly Dividend; 2.0% Yield

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEI) reported today that its Board of Directors has declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share, $0.12 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 29, 2010, to holders of record on December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 13, 2010. The yield is 2.0%... more

Toro (TTC) Increases Quarterly Dividend 11.1% to $0.20; Yields 1.3%; Authorizes 3M Common Buyback

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) continues to return value to shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases. Today, the company announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is an 11.1% increase from the current rate of $0.18. This dividend is payable on January 11, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 15, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.3%. The board also authorized the repurchase of 3 million shares of common stock, in addition to the 1.3 million shares remaining under the prior authorization.... more

Encore Wire (WIRE) Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 0.3% Yield

Encore Wire Corporation (Nasdaq: WIRE) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, $0.08 annualized. The dividend will be paid on January 21, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 7, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 5, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.3%.... more

Express (EXPR) Posts Q3 EPS of $0.38, Tops by 8c; Comps Up 2%; Declares $0.56 Special Dividend; 3.6% Yield; Increases FY10 EPS Outlook, Guides Q410

Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPR) reports Q3 EPS of $0.38, 8 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.30. Revenue for the quarter was $450.6 million, which compares to the estimate of $447.52 million. Comps up 2%. The Company announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $0.56 per share. The dividend is payable December 23, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 14, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.6%. Sees Q410 comps up low to mid single digits. EPS is expected to be $0.45 - $0.51. Consensus sees an EPS of $0.45. FY10 comps expected to increase mid-single digits, with an EPS outlook increased from $1.27 - $1.33 to $1.31 - $1.37. Consensus sees an EPS of $1.32.... more

General Dynamics (GD) Declares $0.42 Quarterly Dividend; 2.5% Yield

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.42 per common share, $1.68 annualized. The dividend is payable February 4, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 14, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 12, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 2.5%.... more