Carnival Corporation (CCL) has announced a 14 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.40 per share from the previous dividend amount of $0.35 per share. The board approved a record date for the quarterly dividend of May 26, 2017 with a payment date of June 16, 2017.
H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) voted to increase the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend from $0.14 per share of common stock to $0.15 per share of common stock. This represents a 7 percent increase over the prior quarterly dividend and marks the 48th consecutive year in which the Company has increased its dividend. The dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock is payable on May 4, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 20, 2017.
Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) announced that quarterly dividends on common stock were declared by the Board of Directors. The quarterly common stock dividend is $0.315 per share payable on May 15, 2017, to shareowners of record on close of business April 28, 2017.
NRG Energy (NRG) declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.03 per share, or $0.12 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable on May 15, 2017 to stockholders of record as of May 1, 2017.
Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN) has declared a quarterly dividend of 47 cents per share on the Company's common stock.The dividends will be paid May 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on April 28, 2017.
Chico's FAS (CHS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0825 per share of its common stock, a 3.1% increase over the dividend rate from June 2016. The dividend is payable on June 26, 2017 to Chico's FAS shareholders of record at the close of business on June 12, 2017.
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