Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Raises Quarterly Dividend 70% to $0.17; 1.3% Yield

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, or $0.68 annualized. This is a 70% increase from the prior dividend of $0.10.

The dividend will be payable on January 24, 2012, to stockholders of record on January 9, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of January 5, 2012.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.3 percent.

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