Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per Common Share and per Limited Partnership Unit for the third quarter ending September 30, 2014. The increased dividend represents an annualized run rate of $0.28 per share and a 4.3% yield based on the closing share price on September 19, 2014.

Atlantic Tele-Network (ATNI) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share, payable on October 10, 2014, on all common shares outstanding to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2014.

Aetna (AET) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 16, 2014.

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has declared a $0.0875 per share quarterly dividend that will be paid on October 31, 2014 to common shareholders of record on October 15, 2014.

American Water Works Company (AWK) declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.31 per share, payable on Dec. 1, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of Nov. 10, 2014.

The ADT Corporation (ADT) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on November 19, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 29, 2014.

Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR) approved a quarterly dividend on its Class A common stock of $0.34 per share payable on November 3, 2014 to stockholders of record as of October 13, 2014.

Graco (GGG) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per common share, payable on November 5, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 20, 2014.

And, Choice Hotels International (CHH) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.185 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on October 17, 2014 to shareholders of record on October 3, 2014.

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