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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending March 4. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS): now C$0.72 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.70.

Big Lots (BIG): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19.

Broadcom (AVGO): now $0.49 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44.

Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT): now $0.11 per share monthly dividend, was $0.10.

Citizen Community Bancorp (CZWI): now $0.12 per share annual dividend, was $0.08.

Dean Foods (DF): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07.

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW): now $0.235 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2225.

General Dynamics (GD): now $0.76 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.69.

Gibson Energy (GBNXF): now C$0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.32.

InfraREIT (HIFR): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225.

NASB Financial (NASB): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20.

Pattern Energy (PEGI): now $0.3810 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3720.

Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): now $0.13771 per share monthly dividend, was $0.13361.

Saul Centers (BFS): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43.

ShawCor (SAWLF): now C$0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.113.

Simmons First National (SFNC): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Summit Financial (SMMF): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Taubman Centers (TCO): now $0.595 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.565. 

TerraForm Global (GLBL): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1704.

Torchmark (TMK): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.135.    

Tri-Continental (TY): now $0.2155 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2090.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18.

BAB (BABB): now $0.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03.

Dividend & Income Fund (DNI): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.408.

Freehold Royalties (FRHLF): now C$0.04 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.07.

Fort Dearborn Income Securities (FDI): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1625.

Golar LNG (GLNG): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45.

Gramercy Property Trust (GPT): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1841.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61.

Royce Value Trust (RVT): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

Sprott Focus Trust Inc (FUND): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

THL Credit Senior Loan Fund (TSLF): now $0.105 per share monthly dividend, was $0.11.

Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR): now $0.0225 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0265.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.