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Pentair (PNR) has approved a 16 percent increase in the company's regular annual cash dividend rate for 2015 and that it will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.32 per share on February 13, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 31, 2015. This regular quarterly cash dividend comprises $0.30 from the previously announced cash dividend of $1.20 per share approved by shareholders and payable in four equal quarterly installments in each of the third and fourth quarter of 2014 and the first and second quarter of 2015, and an additional $.02 per share approved by Pentair's Board of Directors.

Philip Morris International (PM) declares a regular quarterly dividend of $1.00 per common share, payable on January 9, 2015, to stockholders of record as of December 24, 2014. The ex-dividend date is December 22, 2014.

Altria Group (MO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.52 per common share, payable on January 9, 2015, to shareholders of record as of December 24, 2014. The ex-dividend date is December 22, 2014.

Danaher Corporation (DHR) has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share payable on January 30, 2015 to holders of record on December 26, 2014.

Caterpillar (CAT) voted to maintain the quarterly cash dividend of seventy cents ($0.70) per share of common stock, payable February 20, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 20, 2015.

The TJX Companies (TJX) announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $.175 per share payable March 5, 2015, to shareholders of record on February 12, 2015.

Sempra Energy (SRE) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.66 per share of common stock. The current dividend is payable Jan. 15, 2015, to shareholders of record on Dec. 22, 2014.

And, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per common share payable on January 6, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 22, 2014.

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