Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Raises Quarterly Dividend 6.7% to $0.40; 2.1% Yield

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Increases Quarterly Dividend

July 12, 2017 3:41 PM EDT

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share, an increase of 6.7 percent. The increased dividend is payable 12 September 2017 to stockholders of record 18 August 2017, and raises the annual rate from $1.50 per share to $1.60 per share.

This marks the 42nd consecutive year that Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., have raised the dividend.

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