Today
the Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. declared a quarterly
dividend of 53 cents per outstanding share. This is an increase of 1.5 cents
per share of a 2.9 percent increase from the previous quarter.
According to Verizon Communications, “The quarterly dividend is
payable on Nov.
1, 2013, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of
business on Oct.
10, 2013. This is the seventh consecutive year that Verizon's Board of
Directors has approved a quarterly dividend increase.”
Verizon has approximately 2.7 million shareowners and
approximately 2.9 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company
made $2.9
billion in dividend
payments through the first half of 2013.
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