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DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS) authorized and declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.1375 per share on the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable in cash on December 31, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2015.

Eagle Materials (EXP) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on January 22, 2016, to stockholders of record of its Common Stock at the close of business on December 18, 2015.

EPR Properties (EPR) has declared its monthly cash dividend to common shareholders. The dividend of $0.3025 per common share is payable December 15, 2015 to shareholders of record on November 30, 2015. This dividend represents an annualized dividend of $3.63 per common share, an increase of 6.1% over prior year and the Company's fifth consecutive year with an annual dividend increase.

Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC) declared a fiscal year 2016 first quarter dividend of $0.16 per share. This quarterly dividend represents a five percent increase over the amount paid a year ago. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 15, 2015.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.