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FactSet Research Systems, a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 14% increase in the regular quarterly dividend from $0.44 per share to $0.50 per share. The $0.06 per share increase marks the largest year over year dividend increase in eight years highlighting the Company's continued commitment to returning value to its shareholders. The cash dividend will be paid on June 21, 2016 to holders of record of FactSet's common stock at the close of business on May 31, 2016.

PetMed Express today announced the Board of Directors declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on May 27, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2016.

Silver Wheaton is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared its second quarterly cash dividend payment for 2016 of US$0.05 per common share. The second quarterly cash dividend of US$0.05 will be paid to holders of record of Silver Wheaton common shares as of the close of business on May 19, 2016, and will be distributed on or about June 2, 2016.

The Kansas City Southern Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.33 per share on the outstanding KCS common stock. This dividend is payable on July 6, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 13, 2016.

The Board of Directors of Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.41 per share of common stock, to be paid on June 17, 2016, to shareholders of record on May 23, 2016. This is Ryder's 159th consecutive quarterly cash dividend - marking more than 39 years of uninterrupted dividend payments.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.