July 15th the company increased its quarterly dividend 17% to $0.35 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 28, 2012, to holders of record at the close of business on September 6, 2012. The yield based on the new payout is 3.0%.
The company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard O'Brien, stated:
Reflecting our commitment to capital discipline and returning capital to our shareholders, we have increased our dividend for the fourth time during the last year.
The company links its dividend to the price of gold and recently revised formula from the Company's average realized gold price to the average London P.M. Fix price for the preceding quarter. The third quarter 2012 dividend of $0.35 per share was based on the average London P.M. Fix of $1,609 per ounce for the second quarter 2012.
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