The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)
declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.6896 per share on the
Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A
Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after May 15, 2017, to
Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on April
21, 2017, and to Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A
Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on April
21, 2017. This represents a 3% increase compared to the prior quarterly
dividend.
This dividend increase marks the 61st consecutive year that
P&G has increased its dividend, demonstrating its commitment to – and
extending its long-term track record of – returning cash to
shareholders. The Company expects total dividend payments to
shareholders of more than $7 billion in fiscal year 2017, bringing total
dividends paid over the last decade to more than $62 billion. P&G has
been paying a dividend for 127 consecutive years since its incorporation
in 1890.
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest
portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®,
Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®,
Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®,
Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G
community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.
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