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Business and Finance
Thu, April 21, 2011 GE Board of Directors Authorizes Increase in Quarterly Dividend
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) today raised the Companya™s quarterly dividend $0.01 from $0.14 per outstanding share of the Companya™s common stock to $0.15 per outstanding share of the Companya™s common stock. The Board declared that the dividend is payable July 25, 2011 to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 20, 2011. The ex-dividend date is June 16, 2011.
"It reflects not only our continued strong cash generation and accelerated recovery at GE Capital, but also solid underlying performance in our Industrial businesses and confidence in the GE business model overall."
aWe are pleased to declare for the third time in the past 12 months an increase in GEa™s quarterly dividend,a GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said. aIt reflects not only our continued strong cash generation and accelerated recovery at GE Capital, but also solid underlying performance in our Industrial businesses and confidence in the GE business model overall.a
GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified infrastructure, finance company taking on the worlda™s toughest challenges. From aviation and power generation to financial services,healthcare solutions, oil and gas and rail, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at [ www.ge.com ].
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