a 22.2% quarterly dividend increase from 11.25 cents to 13.75 cents, payable on September 12, 2009, to shareholders on record as of August 21, 2009.

has forecast a 25% increase in its dividend payment this year

an 11.8% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.19 per share.

increased its quarterly distributions by 1 cent to 36 cents per share, to yield 8.8%. They have increased their annual dividend in each of the past eight years.

a 13.6% increase in its quarterly dividend from $0.22 to $0.25 per share.

a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on July 31, 2009 to stockholders of record as of July 17, 2009, a 5.3% increase over the quarterly cash dividend paid for the same quarter last year.