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Dividend and distribution hikes - 2008

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 05:02
by Lado
Rentcash (RCS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 08:15
by uhoh
Roger's Communications doubling dividend and buying back shares.

Posted: 08 Jan 2008 16:20
by bubbalouie
CVTech Group (CVT) just announced its first-ever dividend!!

Posted: 09 Jan 2008 14:11
by kjmcrae
Corus Entertainment (TSX:CJR.A, CJR.B) hikes dividend 20%
...the dividend on an annual basis for Class A and Class B shares will be $1.19 and $1.20, respectively.

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 19:28
by Lado
Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH) declared an annual dividend of US$5.00

Posted: 17 Jan 2008 09:10
by j45
Intel "boosts" dividend to 12.5 cents

Posted: 17 Jan 2008 15:41
by adrian2
Marsh & McLennan increases its quarterly dividend from 19 cents to 20 cents.

Doesn't sound like much, but they were (unoficially) a member of the Dividend Aristocrats, for increasing their dividend every year since becoming public in the early 60's until a few years ago, when former NY Attorney General Mr. Spitzer took its former CEO and founder Hank Greenberg in his crosshairs and tried to create a Conrad Black out of him. The case is still not resolved, but in the meantime they had to cut the dividend in half a few years ago, they fired the founder and took other drastic measures.

They used to be (still are?) the biggest insurance broker in the world, followed by AON Corporation. In a strange twist, #3 or #4 broker, Willis Group is now trying to buy Marsh.

I am short puts on Marsh (i.e. bullish).

Posted: 17 Jan 2008 16:28
by j45
Emera.........Annual dividend up from 91 to 95 cents.

HALIFAX, Jan. 17 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Emera Inc. today approved an increase in the annual common share dividend rate to $0.95 from $0.91 per common share. "The board has decided to increase Emera's annual dividend for the second time in six months," said Chris Huskilson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Emera Inc. "Progress in the second half of 2007 including the start of construction of the Brunswick Pipeline, completion of the Northeast Reliability Interconnect (NRI) transmission line and Bear Swamp's growing contribution to earnings have contributed to the board's confidence in the sustainability of earnings."

Posted: 17 Jan 2008 16:49
by j45
ATCO too:

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 17, 2008) - The Board of Directors of ATCO Ltd. today declared a first quarter dividend of 23.5 cents per Class I Non-Voting and Class II Voting share, a 6.8% increase over the 22.0 cents paid in each of the previous four quarters. The dividend is payable March 31, 2008, to shareholders of record on March 12, 2008.

Posted: 18 Jan 2008 18:21
by Lado
Glendel increased its annual dividend from $0.30 to $0.33

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 17:10
by Shakespeare
CNR, up 10% tp 0.23.

Now if it would only get back to what I paid for it. :roll:

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 22:18
by mpav
I was a little suprized with the CNR bump, I was actually expecting only a cent....but the forward yield is over 2% now, same old story of favorable value, good management etc. I will be buying a bit in the next few days....lets see if this works out for me.

Posted: 22 Jan 2008 22:26
by JaydoubleU
Actually, I was expecting a little more, given the historical trend, however, in a tough environment with a recession looming, I am very pleased with 10%.

Perhaps this tidbit doesn't belong here, but Wachovia didn't CUT their dividend, and the CEO announced they had no plans to. I consider this a massive dividend hike! :D

Posted: 28 Jan 2008 15:29
by Lado
Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund...................(BRE.UN) Annual distribution increased from $1.20 to $1.25
Innergex Power Income Fund ... (IEF.UN) Annual distribution increased from $0.97 to $1.00
Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund...........(MPT.UN) Annual distribution increased from $1.03 to $1.05

Posted: 29 Jan 2008 10:10
by Shakespeare
TRP, up 6% to $0.36.

Posted: 29 Jan 2008 15:47
by scomac
MRU.A, up 8.7% to $.125/share.

Posted: 30 Jan 2008 08:55
by andyt
Aflac have increased the quarterly dividend by 17.1% and intend to purchase 12,000,000 shares in the first quarter of 2008.

andyt

Posted: 30 Jan 2008 09:00
by creep
TORONTO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - AGF Management Ltd (AGFb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it more than doubled its fourth-quarter profit and hiked its quarterly dividend by 25 percent.

Posted: 31 Jan 2008 18:36
by 72offsuit
Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS.UN) raised their quarterly distribution from $0.55 to $0.75 (has nearly doubled in six months as it was $0.40 in August). Yield is now 7.89% based on today's closing price of $38.00.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/arch ... c3948.html

Posted: 31 Jan 2008 19:55
by Arby
Addenda Capital raised its quarterly dividend from $0.33 to $0.34. Yield is now 6.5%

http://www.addenda-capital.com/publicat ... News45.PDF

Posted: 31 Jan 2008 21:38
by investor99
UPS raises from $0.42 to $0.45 (7%)

Posted: 01 Feb 2008 14:05
by Peyo
Transalta ups annual dividend to 1.08$

http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/Wi ... g=439633_1

Posted: 04 Feb 2008 17:35
by Lado
Addenda Capital Inc..........(ADV) Annual dividend increased from $1.32 to $1.36
Cdn Oil Sand Income Fund..(COS.UN) Annual distribution increased from $2.20 to $3.00
Foremost Income Fund......(FMO.UN) Annual distribution decreased from $1.60 to $1.00
Loring Ward Intnational.......(LW) Annual dividend increased from $0.28 to $0.48
Metro Inc..................(MRU.A) Annual dividend increased from $0.46 to $0.50
TransCanada Corporation......(TRP) Annual dividend increased from $1.36 to $1.44

Posted: 05 Feb 2008 11:22
by kjmcrae
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation (TSX:SC) announces annual dividend increased by 34.4% to $0.86 per share, payable Apr 15/08 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Mar 31/08.

Posted: 05 Feb 2008 17:10
by Bylo Selhi