Gannett Co. (GCI) Declares a Quarterly Dividend of $0.04; Yields 1.1%

Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE: GCI) Board of Directors today declared a dividend of $0.04 per share, $0.16 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.1%.... more

Merck & Co. (MRK) Declares $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 4.3% Yield

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share, or $1.52 annualized. Payment will be made on October 7, 2010 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.3%.... more

Comerica (CMA) Declares a $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 0.5% Yield

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today declared a quarterly cash dividend for common stock of $0.05 per share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable October 1, 2010, to common stock shareholders of record September 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.5%.... more

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Boosts Qtr. Dividend by 5.9% to $0.36/Share, Yielding 2.55%

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) raises its quarterly dividend by 5.9% from $0.34 to $0.36 per common share. The dividend is payable on Aug. 6 to shareholders of record on Sept. 10. The ex-dividend date is Aug. 4. The dividend yield moves from 2.41% to 2.55%.... more

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) Declares $0.37/Share Qtr Dividend; 2.2% Yield

Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) declared a quarterly dividend of 37 cents per common share, payable on September 30, 2010 to holders of record on September 9, 2010. The ex-dividend dates is September 7. The dividend yield is 2.2%.... more

Stepan (SCL) Declares $0.24/Share Qtr Dividend, 1.5% Yield

Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.2400 per share. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2010, to common stockholders of record on August 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 27. The dividend yield is 1.5%.... more

UGI Corp. (UGI) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 3.5% Yield

UGI Corp. (NYSE: UGI) declares a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend is payable October 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.5%.... more

Wells Fargo (WFC) Maintains $0.05/Share Qtr Dividend, 0.7% Yield

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable September 1, 2010, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4. The dividend yield is 0.7%.... more

Wells Fargo (WFC) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 0.7% Yield

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.05 per share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable September 1, 2010, to stockholders of record on August 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.7%.... more

Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Increases Quarterly Dividend 1.7% to $0.305; Yields 4.5%

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: CTBI) increased its cash dividend to $0.305 per share, $1.22 annualized. The dividend will be paid on October 1, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.5%.... more