Big Lots (BIG) Raises Quarterly Dividend 19% to $0.25; 1.9% Yield

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Big Lots Announces 19% Increase In Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock

March 3, 2017 5:46 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today on February 28, 2017 our Board of Directors increased the Company's quarterly dividend payment rate by approximately 19%, declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share for the first quarter of fiscal 2017.

The dividend will be paid on March 31, 2017, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 17, 2017.

"I'm pleased with today's announcement of an increase in our quarterly dividend," stated David Campisi, Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Lots. "It is the third... More