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Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) announced an 8 percent increase in its quarterly dividend. The dividend for the first quarter of 2018 will be $0.5625 per share on outstanding common stock. This raises the annual indicated rate to $2.25 per share. The dividend is payable March 9, 2018, to shareholders of record at of the close of business on February 15, 2018.

Zoetis (ZTS) has declared a first quarter 2018 dividend payable to holders of the company's common stock of $0.126 per share, an increase of 20% from the quarterly dividend rate paid in 2017. The dividend is to be paid on Thursday, March 1, 2018, to holders of record on Friday, January 19, 2018.

Ventas (VTR) increased the Company's fourth quarter 2017 dividend by two percent to $0.79 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on January 12, 2018 to stockholders of record on January 2, 2018.

Conagra Brands (CAG) approved a quarterly dividend payment of $0.2125 per share of CAG common stock to be paid on March 1, 2018 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 30, 2018.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.