Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending August 19

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending August 19. 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

American Financial (AFG): now $0.3125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28.

Briggs & Stratton (BGG): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.135.

Brinker (EAT): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32.

Chemical Financial (CHFC): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Community Bank System (CBU): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Delta Natural Gas Company (DGAS): now $0.2075 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.205.

First American Financial (FAF): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

G&K Services (GK): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37.

ITC Holdings (ITC): now $0.2155 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1875.

Logansport Financial (LOGN): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGU): now $0.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.015.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): now $0.047933 per share monthly dividend, was $0.040122.

Pinnacle Foods (PF): now $0.285 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.255.

Sylogist (SYZLF): now C$0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.065.

United Bancorp (UBCP); now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10.

Westlake Chemical (WLK): now $0.1906 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1815.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Admiral Group (AMIGF): now £0.629 per share semi-annual dividend, was £0.634.

BHP Billiton (BHP): now $0.28/ADR semi-annual dividend, was $0.32.

Communications Systems (JCS): now $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Franklin Universal Trust (FT): now $0.032 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0395.

Magic Software (MGIC): now $0.085 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.09.

Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS); now $0.043507 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.073281.

Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.

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