Williams Cos. Inc. (WMB)

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Williams Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.64 per Share or $2.56 Annualized

Today : Saturday 12 September 2015

Williams' (NYSE: WMB) board of directors has approved a regular dividend of $0.64 on the company’s common stock, payable September 30, 2015, to holders of record at the close of business September 24, 2015.

The new amount is an increase of $0.08, or 14 percent, from the third-quarter 2014 dividend and an increase of $0.05, or 8.5 percent, from the previous quarter. The increase is consistent with dividend guidance Williams issued July 29, 2015 as part of its second-quarter earnings announcement.

The process to explore a range of strategic alternatives announced by Williams on June 21, 2015, following receipt of an unsolicited proposal to acquire Williams, is ongoing.

Williams has paid a common stock dividend every quarter since 1974

X date Sept 22nd

http://www.dividendinvestor.com/historical.php?no=37950

Mystery solved. ;)