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Here is a list of companies that have recently had notable dividend activity.

MDT
Medtronic Inc
$39.62
+0.03%
$39.59

On Thursday, by the way, S&P 500 component Medtronic (MDT) raised its quarterly common payout for the 23rd consecutive year, to 20.5 cents a share, up 9% from 18.75 cents, for a 2.42% yield. It also added 60 million shares to its stock-buyback authorization. For fiscal 2009, ended April 30, the medical-device manufacturer had $3.9 billion in operating cash flow and returned $1.6 billion to investors via dividends and buybacks. Since the buyback boom began in 2004's fourth quarter, S&P 500 companies have spent $1.8 trillion on repurchases, versus $2 trillion on capital expenditures and $1 trillion on dividends.

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