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National Health Investors (NHI) will increase its quarterly dividend 5.5% in the first quarter of 2017 to $.95 per common share. Dividends are payable on May 10, 2017 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2017.

DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0875 per share of common stock, an indicated annual rate of $0.35 per share. This represents a 12.9% increase from the prior annual rate of $0.31 per share. The dividend is payable on April 13, 2017 to holders of record on March 31, 2017.

XL Group (XL) declared a quarterly dividend on February 16, 2017 of $0.22 per common share payable on the Company's common shares. This action increases the quarterly dividend to $0.22 per common share from $0.20 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2017 to common shareholders of record as of March 15, 2017.

Abbott (ABT) declared a quarterly common dividend of 26.5 cents per share. The cash dividend is payable May 15, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Apr. 14, 2017.

NIKE (NKE) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on the company's outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock payable on April 3, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 2017.

FedEx Corporation (FDX) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable April 3, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2017.

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