Glimcher Realty Trust (GRT) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 6.6% Yield

Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares and operating partnership units of $0.10 per common share/unit, $0.40 annualized. This cash dividend is payable on October 15, 2010 to shareholders and unitholders of record on September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.6%.... more

Texas Instruments (TXN) Raises Qtr. Dividend by 8% to 13/Share, Adds $7.5B to Buyback Program

Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) raises its qtr. dividend by 8% from 12c to 13/share and also announces an additional $7.5 billion buyback program.... more

Traders Cheer as Texas Instruments (TXN) Adds $7.5B to Buyback, Lifts Qtr. Dividend by 8% to 13/Share

Shares of Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) are trading about 4% higher in this evening's after-hours session following news that the company will add $7.5 billion to its repurchase program and also raises its quarterly dividend by 8% to $0.13 per share. At last check, TXN shares were trading around $25.94. Texas Instruments said the new repurchase authorization comes in addition to the $1.3 billion in buybacks it currently has remaining under its last plan. The company notes that with the inclusion of today's increase, the Board has authorized the repurchase of $27.5 billion in stock since late-2004. The quarterly dividend, meanwhile, moves from $0.12 to $0.13 per common share, payable on November 22 to shareholders of record on November 1. The ex-dividend date, then, will be on... more

Franklin Resources (BEN) Declares $0.22 Quarterly Dividend; 0.8% Yield

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share, $0.88 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 8, 2010 to stockholders of record holding shares of common stock at the close of business on September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.8%.... more

2010: The Return of the Dividend

Thanks to greatly improved corporate cash flow and profits, 2010 has seen a healthy upswing in dividend policies: As of August 31, 2010, total dividends declared, extra dividends, and dividend increases were all up, year-to-date: (Click to enlarge)Conversely, there has also been a downturn in dividend decreases and omissions:... more

Farmland That Pays a Dividend

My supervisor tells me that a good dividend story sells newsletters. Here at Wyatt Investment Research, we like to sell newsletters because we believe we have some of the best financial research in the business. If you become a subscriber to one of our paid services, I think you'll be happy. Happy, paying subscribers let me write this free letter, so we all win. Right now, my colleague Tyler Laundon and I are currently working on a special report on two of the best and highest paying small cap dividend stocks.... more

Goldenport Holdings : Scrip Dividend Reference Pric

16 September 2010 Scrip Dividend Reference Price Goldenport Holdings Inc. ('Goldenport' or the 'Company'), (LSE: GPRT) announces that the scrip dividend reference price for the fully paid shares to be issued to shareholders who elect to receive the scrip dividend alternative for the 2010 interim dividend will be 119.65pence per share. The reference price is calculated as the average of the middle market quotations for the Company's shares as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange for the five consecutive dealing days commencing on 8 September 2010, being the Company's Ex-Dividend Date for the 2010 interim dividend. A shareholder electing for the scrip dividend alternative rather than cash would receive one new share for every 66.7 shares registered in their... more

Oxford Instruments: Dividend - Amendment

16 September 2010 Oxford Instruments plc The following announcement amends the payment date of the final dividend from 29 October to 28 October 2010. The record date is unchanged at 1 October 2010. Amendment to Dividend Payment date Oxford Instruments plc confirms that shareholders have approved payment of a final dividend of 6p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2010. This is to be paid on 28 October 2010 to shareholders registered at the close of business on 1 October 2010. Enquiries: Oxford Instruments plc Susan Johnson-Brett, Company Secretary Tel: 01865 393324 Email: susan.johnson-brett@oxinst.com... more

Resource Capital Corp. (RSO) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 15.9% Yield

Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE: RSO) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend will be paid on October 26, 2010 to holders of record on September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 15.9%.... more

HopFed Bancorp (HFBC) Declares $0.08 Quarterly Dividend, 2% Stock Dividend; 3.4% Yield

HopFed Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HFBC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share and a 2% stock dividend. The annualized rate of the quarterly dividend is $0.32. Both the cash and stock dividend will be paid on October 15, 2010, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the cash dividend is 3.4%.... more