Dividend Announcement Thread!

[DividendGarden]

Southside Bancshares (NASDAQ: SBSI) declares $0.32/share quarterly dividend, 3.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.31.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3634689-so...2-dividend

[EricL]

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) declares $0.625/share quarterly dividend, 8.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.575.
Forward yield 2.48%
Payable Dec. 14; for shareholders of record Nov. 30; ex-div Nov. 27.

[Dividend Watcher]

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) declares $0.93/share quarterly dividend, 2.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.91.

Forward yield 2.17%

Payable Jan. 1; for shareholders of record Dec. 11; ex-div Dec. 10.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3634917-au...-per-share

[DividendGarden]

Merck (NYSE: MRK) declares $0.65/share quarterly dividend, 6.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.61.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3637214-me...-7-to-0_65

[EricL]

AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) declares $0.33/share quarterly dividend, 17.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.28.
Forward yield 3.08%
Payable March 1; for shareholders of record Feb. 17; ex-div Feb. 16.

[DividendGarden]

Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF.B) declares $0.1795/share quarterly dividend, 3% increase from prior dividend of $0.1743.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3638083-br...5-dividend

[EricL]

Nike (NYSE:NKE) declares $0.275/share quarterly dividend, 12.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.245.
Forward yield 0.83%
Payable Dec. 29; for shareholders of record Dec. 7; ex-div Dec. 4.

[EricL]

McCormick (NYSE:MKC) declares $0.68/share quarterly dividend, 9.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.62.
Forward yield 1.48%
Dividend to be paid on a split-adjusted basis of $0.34/share to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split that is effective December 1, 2020.
Payable Jan. 11; for shareholders of record Dec. 31; ex-div Dec. 30.

[EricL]

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) declares $0.245/share quarterly dividend, 5.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.2325.
Forward yield 1.96%
Payable Feb. 16; for shareholders of record Jan. 11; ex-div Jan. 8.

[DividendGarden]

Becton, Dickinson (NYSE: BDX) declares $0.83/share quarterly dividend, 5.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.79.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3639208-be...-5-to-0_83

[DividendGarden]

HP (NYSE: HPQ) declares $0.1938/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $0.1762.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3639204-hp...ividend-10

[EricL]

WEC Energy (NYSE:WEC) declares $0.6775/share quarterly dividend, 7.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.6325.
Forward yield 2.87%
Payable March 1; for shareholders of record Feb. 14; ex-div Feb. 11.