NEW YORK, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Pfizer Inc today declared a 24-cent second-quarter, 2006, dividend on the company's common stock, payable June 6, 2006, to shareholders of record on May 12, 2006.
Pfizer has increased its quarterly dividend to 24 cents in both the first and second quarters of 2006 as part of a series of actions the company is taking to enhance shareholder value.
The second-quarter 2006 cash dividend will be the 270th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer, and 2006 marks the 39th consecutive year of quarterly dividend increases for Pfizer shareholders.
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