declared an increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend to $.19 per share from $.18 per share amounting to a 5.6% increase.

raised its regular quarterly dividend by 2 cents from 23 cents to 25 cents, payable Sept. 18 to shareholders of record on Aug. 24. This amounts to an increase of 8.7%.

increased the quarterly dividend to 42 cents per share of common stock, payable Aug. 14, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business July 31, 2009.

a 2.6 percent increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to a rate of 19.5 cents per share.

increasing its quarterly dividend by 9.3 percent.

declared a quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share, representing a 13 percent increase in the Company's quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on August 28, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2009.

raised its dividend by 22.2% to 13.75 cents/share, and has increased its quarterly dividends for 34 consecutive years.

may reinstate its quarterly dividend next month