The FINANCIAL — On September 21, McDonald’s Board of Directors approved the Company’s 41st consecutive annual dividend increase, raising the quarterly dividend 7% from $0.94 to $1.01 per share of common stock, payable on December 15, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2017.
This brings the fourth quarter dividend payout to approximately $800 million, according to McDonald’s.
McDonald’s President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook said, “We continue to make progress in building a better McDonald’s with our Velocity Growth Plan. Today’s dividend increase reflects our confidence in the strength of the business and our ability to deliver sustained, long-term profitable growth for our system and our shareholders.”
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