Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Raises Quarterly Dividend 6.3% to $0.51; 3.6% Yield, 40th Consecutive Annual Increase

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.51 per share, or $2.04 annualized. This is a 6.3% increase from the prior dividend of $0.48.

The dividend will be payable on May 15, 2012, to stockholders of record on April 13, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of April 11, 2012.

The annual yield on the dividend is 3.6 percent.

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