Ball Corp. (BLL) Raises Quarterly Dividend 53.8% to $.10; 0.5% Yield

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Ball Board Declares 2-for-1 Split; Increases Quarterly Dividend 54 Percent

April 26, 2017 4:05 PM EDT

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation's (NYSE: BLL) board of directors today announced a two-for-one split of the company's common stock and increased the quarterly cash dividend by 54 percent to 10 cents on a post-split basis. The company's existing share repurchase authorization of more than 20 million shares on a post-split basis remains in place.

"The dividend increase represents the initial step in our return of value to shareholders following our 2016 global beverage acquisition, and reflects management's expectations of... More