These 31 Stocks Just Announced Dividend Increases

Over the past week, the following companies made important announcements regarding their future dividend payments…

Dividend Increases

Bristol-Myers (BMY) declared an increase of approximately 3% in the company’s quarterly dividend, beginning in Q1. The dividend increase will result in a quarterly dividend of $.35 per share on the $.10 par value Common Stock of the corporation for an indicative FY13 dividend of $1.40 per share, subject to the normal quarterly review by the board. The next quarterly dividend will be payable on February 1, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 4, 2013. The directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $.50 per share on the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock of the corporation, payable March 1, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2013.
Morningstar (MORN) declared a dividend of $.125 cents, or 25%, per share payable December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 17. Morningstar’s board increased the dividend to $.12 per share from $.10.
Graco (GGG) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11.1% to $.25 per share. The dividend is payable on February 6, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 22, 2013.
Universal Health Realty (UHT) announced a quarterly dividend increase to $.62. The dividend is payable on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 17.Linear Technology raises quarterly dividend to 26c from 25c per share.
Sotheby’s (BID) declared an accelerated 1Q13 and 2Q13 cash dividend totaling $.20 per share of outstanding common stock. This $.10 per share per quarter dividend reflects a 25% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $.08 per share. This accelerated dividend will be payable on, or before, December 31 to holders of record as of December 26.
Eastman Chemical (EMN) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 15% to $.30. The dividend is payable December 31 to stockholders of record as of December 17.
The Valspar Corporation (VAL) has declared a quarterly dividend of $.23 per share, payable December 28 to all common stockholders of record on December 17. This dividend payment accelerates the corporation’s regular quarterly dividend, which is normally paid in January. The payment represents a 15% increase over last quarter’s payment.
Stewart Information Services Corporation (STC) announced a cash dividend of $.10 per share, payable December 28 to common stockholders of record on December 14. This represents an increase of $.05 per share, or 50% increase from the dividend paid in 2011.
Franklin Resources (BEN) announced a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $.29 per share payable on December 31 to stockholders of record holding shares of common stock at the close of business on December 14. The quarterly dividend share represents a 7% increase over the dividends paid the prior quarter and the same quarter last year.
First Financial Corporation (THFF) declared a semi-annual dividend of $.48 per share payable on January 2, to shareholders of record at the close of business December 14. This declaration increases the total dividend paid in 2012 to $.95 per share, a 1.1% increase from 2011.
Mid-America Apartment (MAA) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 5.3% to $.695 per share. The dividend is payable on January 31 to shareholders of record on January 15.
Hubbell Incorporated (HUBA) announced an annual dividend increase of 10%, and an acceleration of its regular dividend. The new annual payment rate of $1.80 per share, or $.45 per quarter compares to the former rate of $1.64, or $.41 per quarter. In addition, the Board of Directors approved accelerating the regular quarterly dividend payment from January 2013 to December. The dividend will be paid on December 26 to shareholders of record on December 14.
Helmerich & Payne (HP) announced a dividend of $.15 per share of common stock, which more than doubles the company’s quarterly dividend for its first quarter of fiscal 2013 ending December 31. The dividend is payable on March 1, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2013.
Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) announced it will raise the dividend in 2013 by 5%, to an annual rate of 84% per share, and to convert the company’s current quarterly dividend to a monthly dividend of $.07 per share beginning in January 2013.
Horace Mann (HMN) declared a dividend increase of 23% to $.16 per share. The dividend is payable on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 17.
Stryker (SYK) announced it will increase its quarterly dividend 25% to $.265. The dividend is payable on January 31 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31.
Lincoln Electric (LECO) approved a 17.6% increase in the quarterly cash dividend, from $.17 per share to $.20 per share, or $.80 per share on an annualized basis. Lincoln Electric said that given the uncertainty of tax increases on dividends in 2013, its board also authorized moving the December dividend payment date up from January 2013 and declared a quarterly dividend of $.20 per share, payable December 28, to holders of record as of December 17.
Nucor Corporation (NUE) increased the regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock to $.3675 payable on February 11 to stockholders of record on December 31.
Prosperity Bancshares (PB) the parent company of Prosperity Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.215 per share, an increase of 10.3% over the Q3 dividend of $.195 per share, to holders of Prosperity’s common stock. The fourth quarter dividend is payable on December 31 to all shareholders of record as of December 14. The dividend payment date was moved forward one business day from past dividend payment dates for this quarter only due to the current uncertainty of federal tax laws.
Linear Technology Corporation (LLTC) announced a quarterly dividend increase from $.25 per share to $.26 per share. In addition, the board approved accelerating the payment of the current quarter’s dividend into December from February. Consequently, this quarter’s dividend will be paid on December 28 to stockholders of record on December 17.
Ecolab (ECL) declared an increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend of 15% to $.23 from $.20 per common share, to be paid December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 18. This results in a new indicated annual cash dividend of $.92 per share.
Associated Estates (AEC) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 5.6% to $.19 from $.18 per share. The dividend is payable February 1, 2013 to shareholders of record on January 15, 2013.
Simmons First National Corporation’s (SFNC) declared a regular $.20 per share quarterly cash dividend payable December 31, to shareholders of record December 17. This dividend represents a $.01 per share, or 5.3% increase over the dividend declared during December 2011. The timing of this payment, which would normally occur on January 2, was accelerated into 2012 as a result of likely higher tax rates on dividends in 2013.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) declared an increase to its regular quarterly cash dividend from $.33 per share to $.35 per share, payable on December 31 to shareholders of record on December 17.
Enbridge (ENB) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.315 per common share, payable on March 1, 2013 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2013. The dividend reflects a 12% increase from the prior quarterly rate. Enbridge also announced a guidance range for 2013 adjusted earnings of $1.74 to $1.90 per share.
Douglas Emmett (DEI) announced a quarterly dividend increase to $.18 per share from $.15 per share. The 20% increase or $.72 on an annualized basis will be paid on January 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of December 31.
Wisconsin Energy (WEC) announced an increase to its quarterly dividend to $.34 a share on the company’s common stock in 1Q13. This would represent an increase of $.04 a share over the current quarterly rate. The dividend is expected to be payable March 1, 2013, to stockholders of record on Feb. 14, 2013.
United-Guardian (UG) announced an increase in its semi-annual dividend to $.44 from $.42 share. The dividend will be paid on December 21 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 14. United-Guardian also declared a special dividend of $.50 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 21 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 14.
Equity Residential (EQR) announced dividend for the fourth quarter of $.7675 per share that will be paid on January 11, 2013 to shareholders of record on December 21. This dividend will bring the total paid for the year to $1.78 per share, a 12.7% increase over the company’s previous annual dividend of $1.58 per share.
Hanover Insurance (THG) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 10% to $.33 from $.30 per share. The dividend is payable December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
EMCOR Group (EME) approved a 20% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend to $.06 per share from $.05 per share. The board also declared a special cash dividend of $.25 per share. Both dividends will be paid on December 28 to stockholders of record as of December 18.

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Special Dividends and Dividend Announcements

T. Rowe Price (TROW) declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share payable December 28 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
Hasbro (HAS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.36 per common share, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17. The board decided to accelerate the payment of the company’s regular quarterly dividend, which is normally paid in mid-February, and this accelerated dividend is being paid in lieu of the February 2013 dividend.
McGraw-Hill (MHP) announced a special dividend of $2.50 per share. The dividend is payable on December 27 to shareholders of record on December 18. This special dividend payment supersedes the company’s previously announced plans to repurchase up to $200M of stock during the remainder of the year.
Best Buy (BBY) announced a change in the payment date of the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $.17 per common share to December 31 from January 2. The record date for this quarterly dividend remains unchanged at December 11.
Towers Watson (TW) amended the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend which was declared on November 16. The quarterly dividend of $.115 per common share is now payable on or about December 26 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17. Additionally, the company declared an accelerated dividend for fiscal 2013 in lieu of dividends potentially payable in April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013. The accelerated dividend is payable on or about December 26, in an aggregate amount of $.345per common share, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) has declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share on the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, payable on December 28, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 17. The special dividend payment is in addition to the previously announced quarterly dividend of $.125 per share payable on December 28, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30.
Oracle (ORCL) has declared an accelerated second, third and fourth quarter cash dividend totaling $.18 per share of outstanding common stock. This accelerated dividend is intended by the Board to be in lieu of quarterly dividends Oracle would have otherwise announced with its quarterly earnings results for the second, third and fourth quarters of FY13, and that would have been paid in calendar year 2013. This accelerated dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 14, with a payment date of December 21.
General Dynamics (GD) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.51 per share on the company’s common stock, payable December 26, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 18. The company is accelerating its dividend payment in advance of possible tax increases in 2013.
Monro Muffler (MNRO) has decided to accelerate the record and payment date of the $.10 per share regular quarterly cash dividend for the Q4 such that the dividend can be paid out together with the Q3 dividend in December. This combined dividend of $.20 per share will now be payable on December 21 to shareholders of record as of December 11.
Coach (COH) announced it has revised the payable date for the company’s previously declared quarterly cash dividend of $.30 per common share. The dividend is now payable on December 27 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 7.
DSW Inc. (DSW) announced it will accelerate its fourth quarter dividend of $.18. The dividend will have a payment date of December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Campbell Soup (CPB) announced an amendment to the record and payment dates of the company’s regular quarterly dividend. The quarterly dividend of $.29 per share is now payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14. The company declared an additional dividend on its capital stock of $.29 per share. This dividend will also be paid on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14. The payment of this dividend is intended by the Board to be in lieu of the quarterly dividend that would have been paid in April 2013.
Bon-Ton Stores (BONT) declared a cash dividend of $.05 cents per share on the Class A Common Stock and Common Stock of the company payable December 21 to shareholders of record as of December 14. The company is accelerating its dividend payment in advance of likely increases in taxes in 2013.
The Washington Post Company (WPO) announced an accelerated cash dividend totaling $9.80 per share of outstanding common stock. This accelerated dividend is intended by the board to be in lieu of regular quarterly dividends that the company otherwise would have declared and paid in CY13. The accelerated dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 17 payable on December 27.
Expedia (EXPE) has declared a special cash dividend of $.52 per share of outstanding common stock to be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 17, with a payment date of December 28.
DISH Network Corporation (DISH) declared a non-recurring dividend of $1.00 per share on outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend will be payable in cash on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 14.
Sirius XM (SIRI) announced a special cash dividend of $.05 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 28 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 18.
First Republic Bank (FRC) has declared a Q1 common stock cash dividend of $.10 per share and is accelerating its payment into Q4. The dividend is payable on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 17.
PetMed Express (PETS) declared a special dividend of $1 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 24 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14.
CDI Corp. (CDI) announced an acceleration of the first quarter 2013 dividend typically paid in March. The $.13 per share dividend is payable on December 26 to holders of record as of the close of business on December 14.
QAD Inc. (QADQ) announced a one-time cash dividend of $.288 per share of Class A common stock and $.24 per share of Class B common stock payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 18. QAD also approved the acceleration of the payment date of the company’s regular quarterly dividend of $.072 per share of Class A common stock and $.06 per share of Class B common stock to December 28 from January 7. The record and election dates associated with these dividend payments remain unchanged at November 27 and December 17, respectively.
Electro Scientific Industries (ESIO) announced a special cash dividend of $2 per share. The dividend is payable December 27 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 13.
Navios Maritime Holdings (NM) announced a change in the payment date of the company’s regular quarterly shareholder dividend of $.06 per share to December 27. This dividend for Q3 was previously scheduled to be paid on January 4. The record date associated with this dividend payment remains unchanged at December 18.
Espey Mfg. & Electronics (ESP) has declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share. This special dividend is in addition to a regular quarterly dividend that has been increased from $.225 to $.25 of common stock per share. The dividends will be payable on December 20 to all shareholders of record on December 13.
Sun Hydraulics (SNHY) announced a special dividend of $1.00 payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 14.
Innospec (IOSP) declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share on each outstanding share of common stock of Innospec. The special dividend will be paid on December 21, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14.
Gaming Partners (GPIC) announces special cash dividend of $.1825. The special dividend will be paid on December 18 to stockholders of record as of December 10.
American Vanguard Corp (AVD) has declared a one-time, special cash dividend of $.10 per share. The dividend will be distributed on December 21 to shareholders of record as of December 11.
National Penn Bancshares (NPBC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per common share for the first quarter in 2013, and is accelerating its payment into the last quarter, 2012. The cash dividend will be paid on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 13.
TESSCO Technologies (TESS) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special one-time cash dividend of $.75 per share on its common stock payable on December 27 to shareholders of record on December 13.
Cato Corp. (CATO) declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share as well as an acceleration of 2013 full year dividend of $1.00 per share. Both dividends are payable on December 28 to its shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14.
Alexander’s (ALX) has declared a special long-term capital gain dividend of $624M, or $122 per share payable on December 20 to stockholders of record on December 10.
HFF (HF) announced a special cash dividend of $1.52 per common share, payable December 20 to shareholders of record on December 10.
Home BancShares, (HOMB) parent company of Centennial Bank, declared a cash dividend of $.13 per share payable December 31, to shareholders of record December 17. This dividend is in addition to the previously declared regular quarterly cash dividend set to be paid December 5 and is a result of the likelihood of increased tax rates on dividends in 2013. The company is still evaluating whether this dividend will be a special, one-time cash dividend or a cash dividend in lieu of the regular quarterly cash dividend for 1Q13.
Peoples Federal Bancshares (PEOP) the holding company for Peoples Federal Savings Bank, announced a special cash dividend of $.25 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of December 12, and is expected to be paid on December 21.
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) declared an accelerated cash dividend of $.36 per share of Common Stock and $.27 per share of Class B Stock which reflect dividends for the Q3 and Q4.
Maiden Holdings (MHLD) announced the acceleration of the record date and payment date from the Company’s previously announced quarterly cash dividend of $.09 per share of common stock. The common share dividend will now be payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 14.
RCM Technologies (RCMT) announced a one-time special cash dividend of $1 per share, payable on December 27 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 20.
MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) announced a special cash dividend of $1.30 per share. The $1.30 special cash dividend is payable on December 27 to shareholders of record on December 14.
The Ensign Group (ENSG) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $.065 per share of common stock, payable on or before December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 17. Ensign’s board accelerated this dividend payment in lieu of making a dividend payment in 1Q13.
Cognex (CGNX) declared a “very special” cash dividend of $1.00/share, payable on December 24 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14.
inTEST (INTT) has approved the declaration of a one-time special dividend of $.08 per share to be paid on December 17 to the Corporation’s stockholders of record at the close of business on December 10.
Pike Electric (PIKE) declared a $1.00 per share special dividend payable on December 21 to all stockholders of record as of December 14.
LSI Industries (LYTS) announced two cash dividend actions. First, an accelerated cash dividend of $.06 per share payable on December 24 to shareholders of record on December 17. The declaration and payment of this cash dividend is in lieu of the regular quarterly cash dividend that would have normally been paid in February 2013. Second, a one-time special cash dividend of $.12 per share also payable on December 24 to shareholders of record on December 17. The Board has taken these dividend actions in light of the likelihood of potential tax law changes and the pending increase of the federal tax rate on dividend income in 2013.
Covidien (COV) announces an accelerated quarterly cash dividend of $.26 per share. The dividend is payable on December 27, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 14. This accelerated quarterly dividend is intended to be in lieu of the quarterly dividend which would have been declared in January 2013.
First Financial Corporation (THFF) declared a semi-annual dividend of $.48 per share payable on January 2, to shareholders of record at the close of business December 14. This declaration increases the total dividend paid in 2012 to $.95 per share, a 1.1% increase from 2011.
Mid-America Apartment (MAA) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 5.3% to $.695 per share. The dividend is payable on January 31 to shareholders of record on January 15.
Hubbell Incorporated (HUBA) announced an annual dividend increase of 10%, and an acceleration of its regular dividend. The new annual payment rate of $1.80 per share, or $.45 per quarter compares to the former rate of $1.64, or $.41 per quarter. In addition, the Board of Directors approved accelerating the regular quarterly dividend payment from January 2013 to December. The dividend will be paid on December 26 to shareholders of record on December 14.
MSA (MSA) declared a special one-time dividend of $.28 per share on common stock, to be paid in cash on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 14. Today’s announcement will not affect the previously announced Q4 dividend payable on December 10 to shareholders of record on November 14. Nor will it impact the company’s dividend plans for 2013.
Eaton Vance (EV) declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share, payable on December 20 to shareholders of record on December 14.
Communications Systems (JCS) has accelerated the payment date of its quarterly dividend to December 27 from January 2. The amount of the cash dividend remains $.16 per share of common stock and the record date remains December 14. The company stated: “Given the uncertainty regarding future tax rates on dividends beginning in 2013, our Board decided it was prudent to accelerate the timing of the payment of this dividend to our shareholders into calendar year 2012.”
PACCAR (PCAR) declared an extra cash dividend in the amount of $.80 per share, payable on December 28, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 14. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of twenty cents $.20 per share, payable on March 5, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2013.
Atlantic American Corporation (AAME) has declared a special cash dividend of $.05 per share that will be payable on or about December 27 to shareholders of record as of December 14. This special dividend is in addition to and does not impact any future regular dividends.
Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) an accelerated cash dividend of $.19 per share payable on December 24 to shareholders of record on December 14. The dividend would have normally been paid in February 2013.
U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH) announced a special cash dividend on its common stock of $.40 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 27 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 14.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.11 per share and accelerated the payment of its first quarter, regular dividend of $.11 per share, which would normally be paid in April 2013. The total cash dividend of $.22 per share is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 19.
Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) announced a cash dividend of $.09 per common share. The dividend is payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 14. “We are accelerating the payment of our fourth quarter dividend from January to December to provide potential benefit to our shareholders for tax purposes,” said Ray Davis, president and CEO.
Questcor (QCOR) announced it will accelerate its regular quarterly dividend that would have been paid in the first quarter, 2013 and is scheduled to be paid on or about December 21 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14.
Quality Systems (QSII) announced a change in the payment date of the company’s regular quarterly dividend to December 28, from January 4. Both the amount per share and the record date associated with this dividend payment, December 14, remain unchanged.
CME Group (CME) declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $1.30 per share. The dividend is payable December 28 to shareholders of record December 17. Because of uncertainty regarding future taxation of dividends, CME Group’s board of directors has accelerated the timing of this dividend in order to maximize the after-tax value to its shareholders. The accelerated annual variable dividend is supplemental to the regular quarterly dividend of $.45 per share payable December 26 to shareholders of record December 10.
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has approved a change to the payment date for the company’s regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $.54 per share on common stock payable to stockholders of record as of December 10. The dividend will now be payable on December 27 rather than the previously announced payment date of January 15.
Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL) announced a $8.00 per share special cash dividend to shareholders of record on December 17 payable December 21.
Clifton Savings Bancorp (CSBK) the parent company of Clifton Savings Bank, announced that the company will pay a cash dividend of $.06 per share for the quarter ended December 31. The dividend will be payable on December 28 to shareholders of record, including Clifton MHC, on December 18. The accelerated quarterly dividend is intended to be in lieu of the quarterly dividend that would have been declared by the company in February 2013.
InterDigital’s (IDCC) declared a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share on its common stock on December 2. The dividend is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 17. The board also approved its regular quarterly dividend of $.10 per share, which will be paid on December 28.
Dorman Products (DORM) announced that it will pay a $1.50 per share special cash dividend. The special cash dividend will be payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
American Railcar (ARII) announced that the company will resume payment of its quarterly dividend. The ARI Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $.25 per share of common stock of the company. The dividend is payable on December 24 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 18.
Cognex Corporation (CGNX) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.11 per share, payable on December 24 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14. This dividend would normally be declared in the first quarter 2013.
The ProAssurance (PRA) authorized a 2-for-1 stock split. Following the split, shareholders will also receive a special dividend of $2.50 per common share and a regular dividend of $.25 per common share. The stock split will be in the form of a 100% stock dividend, payable on December 27, to shareholders who own our stock as of December 17. The same record and payment dates will apply to the $2.50 per common share special dividend and the regular dividend. This accelerated payment of the regular quarterly dividend will replace the dividend that would normally be paid in January 2013.
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL) has declared a cash dividend of $.25 per sub-share payable December 21 to shareholders of record on December 14. This dividend represents the regular annual dividend which would customarily have been paid in March 2013. This is the tenth consecutive increase in the regular annual dividend.
ePlus (PLUS) declared a special cash dividend on ePlus common stock of $2.50 per share. The special dividend will be paid on or around December 26 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
Paulson Capital (PLCC) announced a cash dividend in the amount of $.15 per share payable December 28 to shareholders of record December 14. The ex-dividend date will be December 12.
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) declared accelerated cash dividends of $.36 per share of Common Stock and $.27 per share of Class B Stock which reflect dividends for the Q3 and Q4. This is not a special dividend payment or increase but rather an acceleration of the quarterly dividends that would be paid normally over the course of 2013.
Cohu (COHU) announced a change in the payment date of the company’s previously announced regular quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share to December 28 from January 2. The record date of the quarterly dividend remains unchanged at November 23.
Abaxis (ABAX) declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 28 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (BAGL) announced that its board has declared a one-time special dividend to shareholders of $4.00 per share, payable on December 27 to shareholders of record as of December 17.
Universal Health (UHS) announced a special cash dividend of $.40 per share on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 17.
P.A.M. Transportation (PTSI) announced a special one-time dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
GlobalSCAPE (GSB) declared a special cash dividend of $.07 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 27 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
HCA Holdings (HCA) announced a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share to be paid to shareholders of record as of December 17 with a payment date of December 21.
River Valley Bancorp (RIVR) has declared a cash dividend of $.21 per share of its common stock for the quarter ending December 31. The corporation has chosen to advance the “normal” dividend cycle and have this dividend paid in 2012. The dividend record date will be as of December 17 and will be payable on December 31.
Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) announced the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend to OCC’s shareholders. OCC’s board declared a cash dividend of $.02 per share on the company’s common stock effective December 6. The dividend will be paid on or about December 21, to shareholders of record on December 17. The amount of this quarterly dividend represents an increase of more than 33%, or $0.05 per share. OCC decided to accelerate the declaration and payment of the 1Q13, which would normally be declared in January 2013 and paid in February 2013. It is anticipated that OCC’s next quarterly dividend will be declared in April 2013, consistent with OCC’s normal quarterly dividend declaration schedule.
Tree.com (TREE) announced a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share.
American Financial Group (EFG) announced a special, one-time cash dividend of $.25 per share of American Financial Group common stock. The dividend is payable on December 24 to holders of record on December 17.
Medtronic (MDT) announced an accelerated cash dividend of $.26 per share of the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on December 28, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17. This accelerated quarterly dividend is intended to replace the dividend that would have been declared in January 2013.
Geo Group (GEO) declared a $5.68 special dividend which will be paid on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 12.
Avago Technologies (AVGO) announced a quarterly interim cash dividend of $.17 per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) declared an interim $.05 dividend payable December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 21.
Landstar System (LSTR) declared a dividend of $.50 per share. Landstar stated that this dividend is intended to accelerate payment to December 2012 of its anticipated quarterly dividend payments that otherwise may have been paid during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years. This dividend will be paid on or about December 27, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
The Marcus Corporation (MCS) announced a special cash dividend of $1.00 per common share and has accelerated the next two regular quarterly cash dividend payments totaling $.17 per common share. The dividends are payable on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 17.
National Fuel (NFG) announced it will accelerate its quarterly dividend payment of $.365 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
LSB Financial (LSBI) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 18, with a payment date of December 28.
Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share for 1Q13 and is accelerating its payment into 4Q12. The cash dividend is payable on December 24, to shareholders of record as of December 17.
National HealthCare (NHC) declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per common share to shareholders of record on December 17, and payable on December 21.
UniFirst Corporation (UNF) reported a change in the payment date of the company’s regular quarterly cash dividends of $.0375 on the company’s Common Stock and $.03 on the company’s Class B Common Stock to December 27, 2012, from January 7, 2013. The record date for this quarterly dividend remains unchanged at December 10, 2012.
Safeway (SWY) declared and approved an acceleration of its regular quarterly cash dividend. The cash dividend of $.175 per share will be payable on December 31 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Coffee Holding (JVA) announced an increase to its regularly scheduled quarterly dividend and an acceleration of such dividend payment. The quarterly dividend of $.06 will be paid on December 28 to stockholders as of the close of business on December 17. The prior quarterly dividends have been paid at a rate of $.03 per share and the fourth quarter dividend payments were previously paid in the January following the company’s fiscal year end.
MSC Industrial (MSM) announced an accelerated quarterly dividend of $.30. The dividend is payable on December 27 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
United-Guardian (UG) announced an increase in its semi-annual dividend to $.44 from $.42 share. The dividend will be paid on December 21 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 14. United-Guardian also declared a special dividend of $.50 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 21 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 14.
HEICO (HEI) announced a special and extraordinary $1.14 per share cash dividend on both its Class A Common Stock and its Common Stock by $1.00 per share so that the total special dividend will now be $2.14 per share on both classes of common stock. The increased special and extraordinary $2.14 per share cash dividend will be paid together with the previously announced regular semi-annual $.06 per share cash dividend. The dividends will be paid in one payment, totaling $2.20 per share, on or before December 31 to shareholders of record on December 17.
Hillenbrand (HI) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.195 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable December 31 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
CME Group (CME) declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $1.30 per share. The dividend is payable December 28 to shareholders of record December 17.
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) approved a change to the payment date for the company’s regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $.54 per share on common stock payable to stockholders of record as of December 10. The dividend will now be payable on December 27 rather than the previously announced payment date of January 15, 2013.
Seacor Holdings (CKH) announced a special dividend of $5.00 per common share. The special dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 17, and is expected to be paid on or about December 26. The company expects that its common stock will trade ex-dividend beginning on December 12.
ACE Ltd. (ACE) announced a $.49 dividend payable on December 28 instead of January 7, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Community Health Systems (CYH) has declared a special cash dividend of $.25 per share payable on December 28 to holders of record of the company’s common stock at the close of business on December 17.
Kforce (KFRC) has declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share, payable December 27 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
GFI Group (GFIG) announced an accelerated fourth quarter dividend of $.05 per common share. The accelerated dividend will be payable on December 27 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
Innovative Solutions (ISSC) declared a $1.50 per share special dividend payable on or about December 27 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
Gainsco (GAN) declared a $1.00 per share special dividend payable on December 27 to shareholders of record on December 18.
Heritage Financial Group (HBOS) has declared a one-time special cash dividend of $.20 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 27 to stockholders of record as of December 17.
Seaboard (SEB) declared a dividend of $12.00 per share on the common stock of the Corporation, payable December 28, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Interval Leisure (IILG) announced that its board declared an accelerated cash dividend totaling $.10 per common share payable on December 27 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 17.
Marchex (MCHX) announced a regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $.035 per share on its common stock for Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 of 2013 and is accelerating its payment of these dividends into 4Q12. Marchex will pay the dividends on December 31 to the holders of record as of the close of business on December 18.
Micrel (MCRL) announced an accelerated quarterly cash dividend of $.0425 per share of common stock. The payment of this accelerated dividend will be made on December 27 to shareholders of record as of December 18.
Syntel (SYNT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.06 per share on Syntel’s common stock, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 18. The company also announced that the board has discontinued all future regular quarterly dividends. Syntal also announced a special cash dividend of $2.25 per share, on common stock, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 18.
RockTenn (RKT) declared the acceleration of the February 2013 dividend of $.225 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17. The dividend, which will be paid on December 24, represents an annual dividend rate of $.90 per share. This dividend is intended by the board to be in lieu of the quarterly dividend that would have otherwise been announced in February 2013.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) approved a change in the payment and record dates of its regular cash dividend previously approved on October 26. The payment date of the dividend of $.38 per share has been changed to December 31 from January 8, 2013. The record date has been changed to December 18 from December 31.
Kaydon (KDN) announced a change in the payable date of the company’s regular quarterly dividend of $.20 per common share to December 28 from January 2, 2013. The record date for this quarterly dividend remains unchanged at December 10.
Tri-Continental Corporation (TY) declared a fourth quarter distribution of $.19 per share of common stock payable on December 27 to stockholders of record on December 18.
Insteel (IIIN) declared a $.25 special dividend payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 19.
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (CPHC) declared a $.25 special dividend payable to shareholders of record on December 17 and will be distributed on December 31.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) announced an increase and a pull forward of its regular quarterly dividend typically paid in February of each calendar year. The Board declared stockholders of record on December 17 will be entitled to $.15 per common share. The dividend will be paid on December 28.
Tower Financial (TOFC) declared a special dividend of $.50 per share. The dividend is payable on December 27 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 20.
Shoe Carnival (SCVL) announced the payment of a quarterly cash dividend and a special cash dividend. The quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per share and the special cash dividend of $1.00 per share will be paid on December 28 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
RPM (RPM) announced it will accelerate the date of quarterly dividend payment of $.225. The dividend is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record as of December 17. The payment is intended to be in lieu of the quarterly dividend that would have been paid in January 2013.
Evolving Systems (EVOL) announced a special dividend of $.15 per share payable on December 26 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 20.
Lakeland Financial, (LKFN) parent company of Lake City Bank, announced a quarterly cash dividend for Q4 of $.17 per share, payable on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 18. This quarterly dividend represents an acceleration of the normal quarterly dividend that would have been paid to shareholders in 1Q13.
D.R. Horton (DHI) declared a $.15 dividend to accelerate payment of CY13 dividends. The accelerated dividend is payable on December 21 to stockholders of record on December 17.
Jefferies Group (JEF) declared a quarterly dividend of $.075 per share of common stock, payable on December 31 to stockholders of record on December 21.
Lithia Motors (LAD) declared a $.10 per share accelerated dividend in Q4. Lithia will pay the dividend December 28 to shareholders of record on December 14. The dividend is in lieu of the dividend typically declared and paid each year in March.

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