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Ford declared a first quarter dividend of $0.15 per share and a $200 million supplemental cash dividend that is equal to $0.05 per share. This provides a combined total of $0.20 per share of dividends on the company's outstanding Class B and common stock. The first quarter regular dividend maintains the same level as the dividends paid in 2016. The first quarter regular and supplemental dividends are payable on March 1, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 20, 2017.

International Paper (IP) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4625 per share for the period from January 1, 2017, to March 31, 2017, inclusive, on its common stock, par value $1.00. This dividend is payable on March 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2017.

Signet's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2017, payable on February 28, 2017 to shareholders of record on January 27, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of January 25, 2017.

Core Laboratories (CLB) has announced a cash dividend of $0.55 per share of common stock payable in the first quarter of 2017. This first quarter dividend would mean a total payout of $2.20 per share of common stock, if maintained for the entire year. The quarterly $0.55 per share cash dividend will be payable on Friday, 17 February 2017, to shareholders of record on Friday, 20 January 2017. Dutch withholding tax will be deducted from the dividend at a rate of 15%.

MAXIMUS (MMS) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 per share, payable on February 28, 2017 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2017.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.