Procter & Gamble (PG) declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.6695 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after May 16, 2016, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on April 18, 2016, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on April 18, 2016. This represents a 1% increase compared to the prior quarterly dividend.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) declared an increase in the quarterly cash distribution paid to partners to $0.395 per common unit, or $1.58 per unit on an annualized basis. The quarterly distribution will be paid on Friday, May 6, 2016, to unitholders of record as of the close of business on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) announced that quarterly dividends on common stock were declared by the Board of Directors. The quarterly common stock dividend is $0.5875 per share payable on May 13, 2016, to shareowners of record on close of business April 29, 2016.
Western Refining (WNR) approved a $0.38 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2016. The dividend will be paid on May 2, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of market on April 18, 2016.
Chico's FAS (CHS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of its common stock, a 3.2% increase over the dividend rate from June 2015. The dividend is payable on June 27, 2016 to Chico's FAS shareholders of record at the close of business on June 13, 2016.
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