Dividend Announcement Thread!

[DividendGarden]

Despite the 47% fall in H1 profit, BHP still will raise its interim dividend by 5% to $0.62/share and pledges to maintain or increase its dividend even after a proposed de-merger later this year which will see BHP hive off some unwanted assets into the separate South32 company that analysts estimate will be worth ~$15B.

http://seekingalpha.com/news/2320936-bhp...nds-raised

http://www.wsj.com/articles/bhp-billiton...1424766720

[Dividend Watcher]

Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) declares $0.175/share monthly dividend, 2.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.17. Forward yield 6.85%

• Payable April 15; for shareholders of record Mar. 31; ex-div Mar. 27.
  
• Payable May 15; for shareholders of record April 21; ex-div April 17.
  
• Payable June 15; for shareholders of record May 20; ex-div May 18.
  

(RY also but the conference call is still going on so details aren't out yet.)

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RBC (RY) - From the press release:

Today we announced an increase to our quarterly dividend of $0.02 or 3% to $0.77 per share.

Second raise this year. (I looked this time, Eric ) YOY = C$0.71 to C$0.77.

[Roadmap2Retire]

Magna International (TSX:MG)(NYSE:MGA) raises dividend by 15.78%

http://www.magna.com/media/press-release...tock-split

Also announced a stock split 2:1

[Dividend Watcher]

Wow, R2R, I really misjudged that one. Hope it continues.

[Roadmap2Retire]

(02-25-2015, 10:30 AM)Dividend Watcher Wrote: Wow, R2R, I really misjudged that one. Hope it continues.

Magna is a gem. The company is still severely undervalued (PE 12, Forward PE 10, PEG 0.76). Recently they reduced their forward guidance for 2015, but for the long term, its a great play.
Last week they sold their battery business to Samsung (who apparently wants it to get into the car industry possibly competing Apple) and Apple has been rumored to be in talks with Magna's Austrian arm Magna-Steyr about partnership to build Apple's electric car since Magna already has the resources and the technical know-how building cars for almost every major auto manufacturer in the world.

Magna is also a play on the European economy, btw.

[DividendGarden]

The company is increasing its annual ordinary dividend by 47%, to $2.00 per share from $1.36 per share. In addition, the company announced a special dividend of $2.00 per share. The quarterly ordinary dividend of $0.50 per share and the $2.00 special dividend will be paid on March 6, 2015, to shareholders of record on Feb. 20, 2015. This is the company's 161st consecutive quarterly dividend.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtm...id=2013907

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Limited Brands (LB) is increasing its annual ordinary dividend by 47%, to $2.00 per share from $1.36 per share. In addition, the company announced a special dividend of $2.00 per share. The quarterly ordinary dividend of $0.50 per share and the $2.00 special dividend will be paid on March 6, 2015, to shareholders of record on Feb. 20, 2015. This is the company's 161st consecutive quarterly dividend.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtm...id=2013907

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Sorry, I think this press release is a week old.

[Roadmap2Retire]

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) declares C$0.51/share quarterly dividend, 8.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.47.
Forward yield 3.78%
Payable April 30; for shareholders of record April 7; ex-div April 3.

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Missed this one yesterday

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) quarterly dividend is boosted by 3% to $0.77 per share.

[Dividend Watcher]

Ensco slashes its quarterly dividend by 80% to $0.15/share

• Ensco (NYSE:ESV) slashes its quarterly dividend by 80% to $0.15/share to improve capital management flexibility in market downturn.
  
• Forward yield 2.26%.
  
• The dividend is payable on March 20, with stockholders on record of Mar 9.
  

Just as I was expecting. The stock was already beaten down and the oil market is still in turmoil.

Not happy about it but it's a small, speculative portion of the wife's portfolio. Willing to hold because this should boost their financial picture coming out of the oil slump -- they should still have a lower debt/equity ratio than most of their competitors, the fleet (especially deepwater submersibles) should be amongst the newest in the field and they should still have the best reputation for service in their field. Have to watch the debt as this continues.

If it eliminates the dividend completely, then we'd have to be out but I'm not expecting that right now.

[Roadmap2Retire]

Chubb (CB) increases dividend by 14%.

http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/pr...26/NY42091

[DividendGarden]

Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) declares $0.42/share quarterly dividend, 20% increase from prior dividend of $0.35.

http://seekingalpha.com/news/2330636-wyn...2-dividend

[EricL]

Loving my Ross Stores!

The Company announced that its Board of Directors recently approved a program to repurchase $1.4 billion of its common stock over the next two years through fiscal 2016. At recent stock prices, this new authorization represents about 7% of the Company's total market value and a 27% increase over the prior two-year $1.1 billion authorization that was completed in January 2015.

The Board also recently approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $.235 per share, up 18% on top of an 18% increase in the prior year. This higher quarterly dividend is payable on March 31, 2015 to stockholders of record as of March 9, 2015.

[DividendDragon]

Lloy restart their dividend for first time since 2008. Only 0.75p a share but this is the first step to paying out 70% of their profits like they used to.

Chuffed!