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NIKE, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend Eight Percent to $0.27 Per Share
Business Wire
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) announced today that its Board of Directors has
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on the Company’s
outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock. The $0.27 quarterly
dividend, which is payable on January 4, 2010 to shareholders of record
at the close of business on December 7, 2009, represents an eight
percent increase over the previous quarterly rate of $0.25 per share.
“We are pleased to increase our dividend for the eighth year in a row,”
said Mark Parker, President and CEO of NIKE, Inc. “Over the last five
years we have more than doubled our annual dividend and paid out over
$1.8 billion to shareholders – reflecting our commitment to delivering
value to shareholders and our on-going confidence in the business.”
About NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world’s leading
designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear,
apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and
fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Cole Haan,
which designs, markets and distributes luxury shoes, handbags,
accessories and coats; Converse Inc., which designs, markets and
distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Hurley
International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports
and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories; and Umbro Ltd., a
leading United Kingdom-based global football (soccer) brand. For more
information, Nike’s earnings releases and other financial information
are available on the Internet at
www.nikebiz.com/investors.
Copyright Business Wire 2009
2009-11-19 17:15:00
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