Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Dividend investing for retirement -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Triffin who wrote (13468)	12/17/2012 1:30:13 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34328

RCII boosts dividend by 31% ===== December 17, 2012 09:03 AM Eastern Time Rent-A-Center, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend from $0.16 to $0.21 Declares Cash Dividend for the First Quarter of 2013 11th Consecutive Cash Dividend PLANO, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 31% increase in its quarterly cash dividend from $0.16 per share to $0.21 per share, beginning with the dividend for the first quarter of 2013. The Company declared its eleventh consecutive cash dividend: a $0.21 per share cash dividend for the first quarter of 2013 to be paid to the Company’s common stockholders. The dividend will be paid on January 24, 2013, to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 3, 2013. “We are pleased that the strength of our financial position allows us to increase our dividend payout to shareholders” “We are pleased that the strength of our financial position allows us to increase our dividend payout to shareholders,” said Mark E. Speese, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “This dividend increase reflects not only our confidence in the Company’s strong cash flows, but also our belief that continued investments in our strategic initiatives will generate further growth and provide long-term value for our stockholders. While we continue to focus on both international and RAC Acceptance kiosk expansion, it is our intent to continue returning value to shareholders through increased dividends every year,” Mr. Speese concluded. Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the largest rent-to-own operator in North America, focused on improving the quality of life for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain ownership of high-quality, durable goods such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers, furniture and accessories, under flexible rental purchase agreements with no long-term obligation. The Company owns and operates approximately 3,100 stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and approximately 880 RAC Acceptance kiosk locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. ColorTyme, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of approximately 220 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade name of "ColorTyme." For additional information about the Company, please visit www.rentacenter.com. ===== Not a long dividend history with this company, but might be one to monitor going forward especially in light of their stated intention to grow the dividend on an annual basis .. Triff ..

To: Triffin who wrote (13468)	12/16/2013 11:30:53 AM
From: Triffin	Respond to of 34328

PFE boosts dividend payout by 8.3% ===== NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. today declared a 26-cent first-quarter 2014 dividend on the company’s common stock, payable March 4, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2014. Pfizer increased the dividend by more than 8 percent, to 26 cents from 24 cents per share. The first-quarter 2014 cash dividend will be the 301st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer. “The dividend increase is a testament to our continued commitment to returning capital to shareholders and our confidence in the business,” stated Ian Read, Pfizer chairman and chief executive officer. “As always, we are focused on maximizing total shareholder return, of which the dividend is a key component.” ===== Triff ..