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Historical Common Stock Dividends
| Date Declared |
Dividend Amount |
Record Date |
Payment Date |
| Jun-27-91 |
$ 0.0588 |
Sep-3-91 |
Oct-1-91 |
| Oct-31-91(a) |
0.0600 |
Dec-2-91 |
Jan-1-92 |
| Oct-31-91 |
0.0625 |
Dec-2-91 |
Jan-1-92 |
| Jan-30-92 |
0.0625 |
Mar-2-92 |
Apr-1-92 |
| Apr-30-92 |
0.0625 |
Jun-1-92 |
Jul-1-92 |
| Jun-25-92 |
0.0625 |
Sep-1-92 |
Oct-1-92 |
| Oct-29-92 |
0.0725 |
Dec-1-92 |
Jan-1-93 |
| Jan-28-93 |
0.0725 |
Mar-1-93 |
Apr-1-93 |
| Apr-29-93 |
0.0725 |
Jun-1-93 |
Jul-1-93 |
| Jun-24-93 |
0.0725 |
Sep-1-93 |
Oct-1-93 |
| Oct-28-93 |
0.0800 |
Dec-1-93 |
Jan-1-94 |
| Jan-27-94 |
0.0800 |
Mar-1-94 |
Apr-1-94 |
| Apr-28-94 |
0.0800 |
Jun-1-94 |
Jul-1-94 |
| Jun-30-94 |
0.0800 |
Sep-1-94 |
Oct-1-94 |
| Oct-27-94 |
0.0850 |
Dec-1-94 |
Jan-1-95 |
| Jan-26-95 |
0.0850 |
Mar-1-95 |
Apr-1-95 |
| Apr-27-95 |
0.0850 |
Jun-1-95 |
Jul-1-95 |
| Jun-29-95 |
0.0850 |
Sep-1-95 |
Oct-1-95 |
| Oct-26-95 |
0.0950 |
Dec-1-95 |
Jan-1-96 |
| Jan-25-96 |
0.0950 |
Mar-1-96 |
Apr-1-96 |
| Apr-25-96 |
0.0950 |
Jun-1-96 |
Jul-1-96 |
| Jun-27-96 |
0.0950 |
Sep-1-96 |
Oct-1-96 |
| Oct-31-96 |
0.1050 |
Dec-2-96 |
Jan-1-97 |
| Jan-30-97 |
0.1050 |
Mar-3-97 |
Apr-1-97 |
| Apr-24-97 |
0.1050 |
Jun-2-97 |
Jul-1-97 |
| Jun-26-97 |
0.1050 |
Sep-2-97 |
Oct-1-97 |
| Oct-30-97 |
0.1150 |
Dec-1-97 |
Jan-2-98 |
| Jan-29-98 |
0.1150 |
Mar-2-98 |
Apr-1-98 |
| Apr-30-98 |
0.1150 |
Jun-1-98 |
Jul-1-98 |
| Jun-25-98 |
0.1150 |
Sep-1-98 |
Oct-1-98 |
| Oct-29-98 |
0.1250 |
Dec-1-98 |
Jan-1-99 |
| Jan-28-99 |
0.1250 |
Mar-1-99 |
Apr-1-99 |
| Apr-29-99 |
0.1250 |
Jun-1-99 |
July-1-99 |
| Jun-24-99 |
0.1250 |
Sep-1-99 |
Oct-1-99 |
| Oct-28-99 |
0.1350 |
Dec-1-99 |
Jan-3-00 |
| Jan-27-00 |
0.1350 |
Mar-1-00 |
Apr-3-00 |
| May-25-00 |
0.1350 |
Jun-1-00 |
Jul-3-00 |
| Jun-29-00 |
0.1350 |
Sep-1-00 |
Oct-2-00 |
| Oct-26-00 |
0.1450 |
Dec-1-00 |
Jan-2-01 |
| Jan-25-01 |
0.1450 |
Mar-1-01 |
Apr-3-01 |
| Apr-26-01 |
0.1450 |
Jun-1-01 |
Jul-2-01 |
| Jun-28-01 |
0.1450 |
Sep-3-01 |
Oct-1-01 |
| Oct-25-01 |
0.1500 |
Dec-3-01 |
Jan-2-02 |
| Jan-31-02 |
0.1500 |
Mar-1-02 |
Apr-1-02 |
| Apr-25-02 |
0.1500 |
Jun-3-02 |
Jul-1-02 |
| Jun-27-02 |
0.1500 |
Sep-3-02 |
Oct-1-02 |
| Oct-31-02 |
0.1550 |
Dec-2-02 |
Jan-2-03 |
| Jan-30-03 |
0.1550 |
Mar-3-03 |
Apr-1-03 |
| May-8-03 |
0.1550 |
Jun-2-03 |
Jul-1-03 |
| Jun-26-03 |
0.1550 |
Sep-2-03 |
Oct-1-03 |
| Aug-28-03 (b) |
0.0325 |
Sep-8-03 |
Oct-1-03 |
| Oct-30-03 |
0.1875 |
Dec-1-03 |
Jan-2-04 |
| Jan-29-04 |
0.1875 |
Mar-1-04 |
Apr-1-04 |
| Apr-29-04 |
0.1875 |
Jun-1-04 |
Jul-1-04 |
| Jun-24-04 |
0.1875 |
Sep-1-04 |
Oct-1-04 |
| Oct-28-04 |
0.1975 |
Dec-1-04 |
Jan-3-05 |
| Jan-27-05 |
0.1975 |
Mar-1-05 |
Apr-1-05 |
| Apr-28-05 |
0.1975 |
Jun-1-05 |
Jul-8-05 |
| Jun-30-05 |
0.1975 |
Sep-1-05 |
Oct-7-05 |
| Oct-27-05 |
0.1975 |
Dec-1-05 |
Jan-6-06 |
| Jan-26-06 |
0.1975 |
Mar-1-06 |
Apr-7-06 |
| Apr-27-06 |
0.1975 |
Jun-1-06 |
Jul-10-06 |
| Aug-8-06 |
0.10 |
Sep-13-06 |
Oct-6-06 |
| Oct-26-06 |
0.10 |
Dec-1-06 |
Jan-8-07 |
| Jan-25-07 |
0.10 |
Mar-1-07 |
Apr-6-07 |
| Apr-26-07 |
0.10 |
Jun-8-07 |
Jul-9-07 |
| Jun-28-07 |
0.10 |
Sep-4-07 |
Oct-5-07 |
| Oct-25-07 |
0.105 |
Dec-3-07 |
Jan-8-08 |
| Jan-31-08 |
0.105 |
Mar-3-08 |
Apr-7-08 |
| Apr-24-08 |
0.105 |
Jun-2-08 |
Jul-8-08 |
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| Jun-26-08 |
0.105 |
Sep-3-08 |
Oct-7-08 |
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| Oct-30-08 |
0.11 |
Dec-1-08 |
Jan-8-09 |
| Jan-29-09 |
0.11 |
Mar-2-09 |
Apr-7-09 |
| Apr-30-09 |
0.11 |
June-1-09 |
July-8-09 |
| Jun-25-09 |
0.11 |
Sept-8-09 |
Oct-7-09 |
| Oct-29-09 |
0.11 |
Dec-1-09 |
Jan-8-10 |
| Jan-28-10 |
0.11 |
Mar-1-10 |
Apr-7-10 |
| Apr-28-10 |
0.11 |
June-1-10 |
July-8-10 |
| Jun-24-10 |
0.11 |
Sept-7-10 |
Oct-7-10 |
| Note: Dividends are adjusted for stock splits. |
| (a) Special dividend related to the non-recurring gain on the sale of the over-the-counter pharmaceutical business. |
| (b) Supplemental dividend to provide shareholders with a quarterly dividend of $.1875 per share, in line with the new annualized dividend rate of $.75 per share. | |
History of Stock Splits
| Split Date |
Closing Price |
Split Ratio |
| April 22, 1946 |
$ N/A |
3 for 1 |
| November 8, 1961 |
$ 46 3/4 |
5 for 4 |
| November 10, 1964 |
$ 65 |
3 for 2 |
| November 25, 1968 |
$ 75 |
5 for 3 |
| December 20, 1983 |
$ 50 1/2 |
2 for 1 |
| December 22, 1986 |
$ 69 1/4 |
2 for 1 |
| December 22, 1989 |
$ 63 1/2 |
2 for 1 |
| December 21, 1992 |
$ 64 7/8 |
2 for 1 |
| December 21, 1998 |
$ 55 5/16 |
2 for 1 |
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