Walmart Increases Annual Dividend

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 1, 2012-- The Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has approved an annual dividend of $1.59 per share, approximately a 9 percent increase from the $1.46 per share paid during fiscal year 2012. For the current fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2013, the annual dividend of $1.59 per share will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.3975 per share, according to the following record and payable dates:

Record Date							Payable Date
March 12, 2012							April 4, 2012
May 11, 2012							June 4, 2012
Aug. 10, 2012							Sept. 4, 2012
Dec. 7, 2012							Jan. 2, 2013