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Martin Marietta Materials, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a five percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.42 (forty-two cents) per share on the Corporation's common stock. This dividend, which represents a cash dividend of $1.68 per share on an annualized basis, is payable September 30, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2016.

Williams' board of directors has approved a regular dividend of $0.20, or $0.80 annualized, on the company's common stock, payable September 26, 2016 to holders of record at the close of business September 9, 2016. Williams has paid a common stock dividend every quarter since 1974.

The board of directors of Medtronic today approved the fiscal year 2017 second quarter cash dividend of $0.43 per ordinary share, representing a 13 percent increase over the prior year. This quarterly declaration is consistent with the dividend announcement made by the company in June 2016. Medtronic is a constituent of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, having increased its annual dividend payment for the past 39 consecutive years. The dividend is payable on October 21, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2016.

The Board of Directors for Lowe's Companies has declared a quarterly cash dividend of thirty five cents ($0.35) per share, payable November 2, 2016, to shareholders of record as of October 19, 2016.

Weyerhaeuser today announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.31 per share on the Common Stock of the company, payable in cash on September 23, 2016 to holders of record of such common shares at the close of business on September 9, 2016.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.