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On September 28, 2016, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.94 per share of common stock payable on December 15, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2016. This represents a 6% increase over the Company's previous quarterly dividend and brings the fourth quarter dividend payout to nearly $800 million. McDonald's has raised its dividend each and every year since paying its first dividend in 1976. The new quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share is equivalent to $3.76 annually.

Johnson Outdoors, a global leader in innovative outdoor recreation equipment products, today announced approval by its Board of Directors of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.090 per Class A share and $0.082 per Class B share – a 12.5% increase from the dividend rates declared in previous quarters. The quarterly cash dividend is payable on October 27, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 13, 2016.

The Board of Directors of EOG Resources has declared a dividend of $0.1675 per share on EOG's Common Stock, payable October 31, 2016, to stockholders of record as of October 17, 2016. The indicated annual rate is $0.67.

BankUnited today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 17, 2016.

Glacier Bancorp's Board of Directors, at a meeting held on September 28, 2016, declared a dividend of $0.20 per share. The Company has declared 126 consecutive quarterly dividends and has increased the dividend 40 times. The dividend is payable on October 20, 2016, to owners of record on October 11, 2016.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.