NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Pfizer Inc today declared a 24-cent third-quarter, 2006, dividend on the company’s common stock, payable September 5, 2006, to shareholders of record on August 11, 2006.
Pfizer has increased its quarterly dividend to 24 cents in the first, second and third quarters of 2006 as part of a series of actions the company is taking to enhance shareholder value.
The third-quarter 2006 cash dividend will be the 271st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer, and 2006 marks the 39th consecutive year of quarterly dividend increases for Pfizer shareholders.
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