OZRK, Bank of the Ozarks, $0.16 to $0.17, quarterly; yield = 1.6%; +6%
RBN, Robbins & Myers, from $0.0425 to $0.045, quarterly; yield = 0.4%; +6%
SE, Spectra Energy, from $0.25 to $0.26, quarterly; yield = 4.2%; +4%
And, reportedly, the number of companies cutting their dividends has decreased from 74, in the fourth quarter 2009, to 28, in the fourth quarter 2010, per Bloomberg here. There were also 44% more dividend increases than in the fourth quarter 2009.
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