Colgate-Palmolive increased the quarterly common stock cash dividend by 3%. The increase will be effective in the second quarter, 2017. The new rate of $.40 per share is up from $.39 per share. The Board declared that the second quarter dividend is to be paid on May 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of April 21, 2017.
American Tower Corporation (AMT) has declared its quarterly cash distribution of $0.62 per share on shares of the Company's common stock. The distribution is payable on April 28, 2017 to such stockholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2017.
Vail Resorts (MTN) approved a 30% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $1.053 per share from $0.81 per share beginning with the dividend payable on April 13, 2017 to stockholders of record as of March 29, 2017.
Medtronic (MDT) approved the fiscal year 2017 fourth 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. The dividend is payable on April 13, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2017.
Applied Materials has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of May 25, 2017.
Caleres (CAL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share, payable April 3, 2017, to shareholders of record as of March 21, 2017.
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