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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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Lancaster Colony Corporation | NASDAQ:LANC | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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-0.95 | -0.51% | 187.03 | 186.66 | 187.64 | 188.86 | 186.94 | 187.28 | 149,765 | 00:17:58 |
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors voted to raise the regular quarterly cash dividend to 60 cents per common share, marking 55 consecutive years of increasing regular cash dividends. The company is one of only 14 U.S. companies to have increased regular cash dividends each year for 55 consecutive years. The dividend will be payable December 29, 2017 to shareholders of record on December 8, 2017. As of the record date for today's annual shareholder meeting, there were 27,442,591 common shares outstanding.
Voting at the annual meeting, shareholders reelected three incumbent directors: Robert L. Fox, Account Executive at Sweney Cartwright & Co.; John B. Gerlach, Jr., Executive Chairman of Lancaster Colony; and Robert P. Ostryniec, retired Chief Product Supply Officer of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
David A. Ciesinski, Chief Executive Officer of Lancaster Colony, said, "The increased regular cash dividend reflects the company's continued strong financial position and will be the 218th consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend paid by the company since September 1963." He noted that the indicated annual payout for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 is $2.35 per share, up from the $2.15 per share paid in fiscal 2017.
Forward-Looking Statements
We desire to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA"). This news release contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the PSLRA and other applicable securities laws. Such statements can be identified by the use of the forward-looking words "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "plan," "expect," "hope" or similar words. These statements discuss future expectations; contain projections regarding future developments, operations or financial conditions; or state other forward-looking information. Such statements are based upon assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments; and other factors we believe to be appropriate. These forward-looking statements involve various important risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.
Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include:
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on such statements that are based on current expectations.
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SOURCE Lancaster Colony Corporation
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