Dividend Announcements
19 November 2024 I Rahway, NJ The board of directors of Merck (NYSE: MRK) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.81 per common share, an increase of approximately 5.2% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.77. Payment will be made on Jan. 8, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 16, 2024. For calendar year 2025, this marks the second dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. Both changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 7.6% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of…
6 November 2024 I Roseland, NJ The board of directors of ADP (NASDAQ: ADP) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.54 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. The new quarterly dividend rate of $1.54 per share will be distributed on January 1, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 13, 2024. For calendar year 2025, this marks the first dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had…
5 November 2024 I St. Louis, MO The board of directors of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.5275 per common share, an increase of approximately 0.5% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.525. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-ninth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-nine changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.06% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
3 October 2024 I Bethesda, MD The board of directors of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $3.30 per common share, an increase of approximately 4.7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $3.15. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-eighth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-eight changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.34% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
26 September 2024 I New York, NY The board of directors of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.48 per common share, an increase of approximately 15% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-seventh dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-seven changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.48% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
19 September 2024 I Dallas, TX The board of directors of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.36 per common share, an increase of approximately 4.6% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-sixth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-six changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.24% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
17 September 2024 I Redmond, WA The board of directors of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: NYSE) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.83 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-fifth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-five changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.39% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
6 August 2024 I New York, NY The board of directors of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.88 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-fourth dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-four changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.33% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change…
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2 August 2024 I Glenview, IL The board of directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.50 per common share, an increase of approximately 7.1% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-third dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-three changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.26% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in…
30 July 2024 I Oakland, CA The board of directors of the Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.22 per common share, an increase of approximately 1.7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.20. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-second dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-two changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.32% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend….
24 July 2024 I Wallingford, CT The board of directors of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.165 per common share, an increase of approximately 50% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. For calendar year 2024, this marks the twenty-first dividend increase for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-one changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 8.64% compared with December 31, 2023 indicated levels. Please contact your financial advisor for a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend. From…
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