W. R. Berkley (WRB) has voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend to 11 cents per share to be paid on July 2, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2019. The increased dividend represents an annual rate of 44 cents per share, a 10% increase from the present rate. The per share dividend amounts above reflect the 3-for-2 common stock split effected on April 2, 2019.
Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) has increased the Company's quarterly dividend to $0.07 per share, up from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 17, 2019.
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.14 per common share, payable on July 10, 2019, to shareholders of record as of June 21, 2019. The ex-dividend date is June 20, 2019.
Applied Materials has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share payable on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on Sept. 12, 2019 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 22, 2019.
Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share for the second quarter of 2019. The dividend will be paid on June 27, 2019 to stockholders of record on June 17, 2019.
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