Restaurant operator�Brinker International� (NYSE: EAT ) �announced yesterday�its second-quarter dividend of $0.20 per share, the same rate it's paid for the last three quarters when it raised the payout 25% from $0.16 per share.
The board of directors said the quarterly dividend is payable on June 27 to the holders of record at the close of business on June 14. �Brinker has paid a dividend every year since 2009 and has increased the payout every year since then.
Brinker owns, operates, or franchises 1,588 restaurants under the names Chili's Grill & Bar (1,544 restaurants) and Maggiano's Little Italy (44 restaurants).
The regular dividend payment equates to a $0.80-per-share annual dividend, yielding 2% based on the closing price of Brinker International's stock on May 30.
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Advisors' Opinion:- [By Steve Symington]
Shares of Netgear� (NASDAQ: NTGR ) touched a fresh 52-week-low during Tuesday's intraday trading after the company released select preliminary results for the first quarter of 2013.
- [By Steve Symington]
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- [By Steve Symington and Erin Miller]
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- [By Sara Murphy]
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- [By Garrett Cook]
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- [By MONEYMORNING.COM]
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Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dividend King]
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- [By Robert Hsu]
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- [By Robert Hsu]
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- [By CRWE]
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