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To: Triffin who wrote (13947)	1/25/2013 10:58:32 AM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34328

HCP boosts dividend payout by 5% ===== HCP ( HCP) announced that its Board of Directors declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.525 per share on its common stock, compared with $0.50 per share in the previous quarter. The annualized rate of distribution for 2013 is $2.10, compared with $2.00 for 2012, which represents a 5% increase. The quarterly cash dividend will be paid on February 19, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 4, 2013. About HCP HCP, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States. The Company's portfolio of assets is diversified among five distinct sectors: senior housing, post-acute/skilled nursing, life science, medical office and hospitals. A publicly traded company since 1985, HCP: (i) was the first healthcare REIT selected to the S&P 500 index; (ii) has increased its dividend per share for 28 consecutive years; and (iii) is the only REIT included in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. For more information regarding HCP, visit the Company's website at www.hcpi.com. ===== Triff ..

To: Triffin who wrote (13947)	4/25/2013 8:35:52 AM
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PH boosts dividend payout by 5% ===== CLEVELAND, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Hannifin Corporation ( PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, today reported results for the fiscal 2013 third quarter ended March 31, 2013 and announced a 5 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend. Fiscal 2013 third quarter sales were $3.30 billion compared with $3.39 billion in the prior year quarter. Acquisitions contributed 4 percent which was offset by a 6 percent reduction in organic sales. Net income was $256.6 million in the current quarter compared with $312.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Fiscal 2013 third quarter earnings per diluted share were $1.68 compared with $2.01 in the prior year quarter. Cash flow from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was $718.8 million, or 7.5 percent of sales, compared with $1,006.5 million, or 10.3 percent of sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Cash flow from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 included a $225.6 million discretionary contribution to the company's pension plan. Excluding this contribution, cash flow from operations as a percent of sales was 9.9 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2013. The Board of Directors increased the company's regular quarterly cash dividend to 45 cents per share of common stock and declared a dividend payable June 7, 2013 to shareholders of record as of May 10, 2013. This represents a 5 percent increase over the previous quarterly dividend of 43 cents per common share and is the second consecutive increase this year. This is the company's 252nd consecutive quarterly dividend, resulting in a total distribution to shareholders of approximately $67 million. ===== Triff