Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Raises Quarterly Dividend 10% to $0.55; 4.3% Yield - InvestingChannel

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Raises Quarterly Dividend 10% to $0.55; 4.3% Yield

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, or $2.2 annualized. This is a 10% increase from the prior dividend of $0.50.

The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 10, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 8, 2013.

The annual yield on the dividend is 4.3 percent.

For a dividend history and other dividend-related data on Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) click here.

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