Kroger Co. (KR) Declares $0.165 Quarterly Dividend; Approves $500M Buyback

Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, or $0.66 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on September 1, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 15, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of August 13, 2014.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.3 percent.

The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE: KR) Board of Directors also approved a $500 million share repurchase program, replacing the prior authorization which has been exhausted.

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