NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Pfizer Inc today declared a 24-cent fourth-quarter, 2006, dividend on the company's common stock, payable December 5, 2006, to shareholders of record on November 10, 2006.
Pfizer has increased its quarterly dividend to 24 cents in the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2006 as part of a series of actions the company is taking to enhance shareholder value.
The fourth-quarter 2006 cash dividend will be the 272nd consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer, and 2006 marks the 39th consecutive year of quarterly dividend increases for Pfizer shareholders.
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