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CHICAGO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv" or the "Company") (NYSE: AVIV) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.384 per share (representing a rate of $0.36 for the second quarter of 2013 and $0.024 for the period from the completion of the Company's initial public offering on March 26, 2013 through March 31, 2013). The dividend is payable in cash on June 17, 2013 to stockholders of record on June 3, 2013. About Aviv Aviv REIT,...

HOUSTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE: PXP) today announced that it has received the approval of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) under the merger agreement between the companies for PXP's Board of Directors to declare a special one-time cash dividend of $3.00 per share. Upon receipt of bank waivers under a credit facility that will terminate in connection with the merger, PXP's Board of Directors intends to declare...

HOUSTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) declared today a regular quarterly dividend of 18.75 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on June 19, 2013, to stockholders of record on June 4, 2013. This is the 35(th) successive quarterly dividend that Westlake has declared since completing its initial public offering in August 2004. Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) Westlake Chemical Corporation is a...

IRVINE, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CorVel Corporation (NASDAQ: CRVL) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a two-for-one stock split of the Company's Common Stock to be effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The stock dividend will be distributed on June 26, 2013 to stockholders of record on June 12, 2013. About CorVel CorVel Corporation is a national provider of industry-leading workers' compensation solutions for employers, third party...

CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE:USM) has declared a special cash dividend of $5.75 per Common Share and Series A Common Share, for an aggregate amount of approximately $481 million. Payment will be made on June 25, 2013, to shareholders of record as of June 11, 2013. The company's previously announced transaction to sell its Chicago, St. Louis, central Illinois and three other markets (the "Divestiture...

CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY, LTD. CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES ARE LISTED FOR TRADING IN UNITED STATES FUNDS ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE. GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (TSX:CUP.U) ("CUC" or "the Company") announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of US$0.165 per Class A Ordinary Share, or an annualized dividend of US$0.66 per share. The dividend will be payable June 15, 2013 to shareholders of record...

OKOTOKS, AB, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX:MTL) The Board of Directors of Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group" and/or the "Corporation") announced today that it has declared a monthly dividend of $0.10 per Common Share payable to the holders of record of Common Shares at the close of business on May 31, 2013.  The dividend will be paid on June 17, 2013. For Canadian resident shareholders, this dividend is designated as an "eligible dividend" for purposes of the enhanced...

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) today announced the $0.25 per share quarterly dividend for the third fiscal quarter of 2013 will be payable on June 14, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2013. The dividend was approved by shareholders at the company's annual general meeting held on March 6, 2013. The dividend represents a 19% increase in the company's quarterly dividend from the prior...

JACKSON, Mich., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has declared regular quarterly dividends on both series of the utility's preferred stock. The following dividends are payable July 1, 2013 to shareholders of record June 3, 2013: $1.04 per share on the $4.16 stock (NYSE: CMS_pa), and $1.125 per share on the $4.50 stock (NYSE: CMS_pb). CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based company that has an...

WALTHAM, Mass., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, has declared a cash dividend of $3.00 per share on its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: ALR.PR.B). The dividend is payable on July 15, 2013 to holders of record of Series B stock at the close of business on July 1, 2013. Such payment will cover the...