Merck (MRK) has increased the company's quarterly dividend to $0.45 per outstanding share of the company's common stock, up $0.01 from $0.44 per outstanding share paid last quarter. Payment will be made on Jan. 8, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 15, 2014.
CBS Corporation (CBS) has approved a quarterly dividend on the Company's stock of $.15 per share. The dividend is payable on January 1, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 11, 2014.
Analog Devices has declared a cash dividend of $0.37 per outstanding share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 16, 2014 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on December 5, 2014.
Belden (BDC) declared a regular quarterly dividend of five cents per share payable on January 5, 2015 to all shareholders of record as of December 15, 2014.
And, Ferrellgas Partners (FGP) announced the declaration of its first quarter cash distribution of $0.50 per partnership common unit. The distribution marks the eighty first consecutive $0.50 quarterly distribution and is payable December 15, 2014, to common unitholders of record as of December 8, 2014.
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