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UPDATE: Disney (DIS) Raises Semi-Annual Dividend 7.6% to 71c/Share; Yields 1.2%

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The Walt Disney Company Declares Semi-Annual Cash Dividend of $0.71 Per Share

December 2, 2015 4:30 PM EST

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors today declared a cash dividend of $0.71 per share for the second half of fiscal 2015, payable January 11, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14, 2015.

Disney began paying dividends on a semi-annual basis this past July with a dividend of 66 cents a share, and combined with todays declaration, the total fiscal 2015 dividend payment increased 19% on an annualized basis from fiscal 2014 to $1.37 per share. Going forward, we plan to review the dividend payment annually... More