Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Walmart Changes Fourth Quarter Dividend Payment Date

         Nov. 19, 2012 – The Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) approved a change in the payment date of the company’s regular quarterly shareholder dividend of $0.3975 per share to Dec. 27, 2012.  This fourth quarter instalment of the company’s current annual dividend rate of $1.59 was previously scheduled to be paid on Jan. 2, 2013.  The record date associated with this dividend payment remains unchanged at Dec. 7, 2012.
        The Board of Directors approved on March 1, 2012, an annual dividend of $1.59 per share, which was approximately a 9 percent increase from the $1.46 per share paid during the previous fiscal year.

No comments: