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Bassett Furniture Continues Turnaround with 11% Special Dividend

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSET) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of $1.25 per share of common stock outstanding payable on October 26, 2012, to holders of record on October 12, 2012.  The special dividend is an 11% dividend yield based on current stock prices. For the past two quarters BSET has paid …

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Fisher Communications offers a 27% Special Dividend

Fisher Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) initiated a regular quarterly dividend and declared a special $10 cash dividend as the local-media company looks to boost its value to shareholders. The company said it plans to launch a quarterly dividend of 15 cents, beginning in the fourth quarter. The payout will cost roughly $5.33 million a year. Fisher intends to fund the …

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HEES Offers a 39% Special Dividend

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEES) announced that its Board of Directors declared a one-time special cash dividend (the “Dividend”) of $7.00 per share, payable on September 19, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 5, 2012. The aggregate amount of the payment to be made in connection with the Dividend will be approximately $246 million. The …

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HollyFrontier Corporation Announces Special and Regular Dividends

HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share, payable on September 4, 2012 to holders of record of common stock on August 27, 2012. The Board of Directors also approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. This dividend will be paid on October 2, 2012 to all holders …

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Neutral Tandem (IQNT) Announces Special Dividend

Neutral Tandem, Inc. (IQNT), doing business as Inteliquent, provides interconnection and interoperability solutions worldwide.  It offers voice, IP transit, and Ethernet telecommunications services primarily on a wholesale basis.  The company announced its intention to declare and pay a special one-time cash dividend in an amount between $4.80 and $5.65 per share, or between approximately $155 – $180 million in …

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Warner Chilcott to Pay 23% Special Dividend

Warner Chilcott plc (WCRX) reported that as a result of its previously announced process to explore strategic alternatives, its board of directors has approved a series of transactions intended to enhance shareholder value. More specifically, WCRX’s board of directors has approved a recapitalization transaction, a new dividend policy for regular cash dividends and the renewal …

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Booz Allen sees special dividend of $1Billion

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) disclosed in a filing that the company’s management is exploring, subject to continuing management review and to further consideration and ultimate approval by the company’s Board of Directors, the possible refinancing of approximately $959M of indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facilities with funded debt under new senior secured credit …

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Choice Hotels Announces Special Dividend of $10 per share

Choice Hotels (CHH) whose midpriced and budget hotel brands include Comfort Inn, Quality Inn and Econo Lodge, announced  it intended to offer $400 million of 10-year, asset-backed senior notes to help fund a $600 million special cash dividend.  This is a special dividend of approximately $10.00 per share.  The special dividend must be approved by the Board.  There is no date scheduled for …

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