General Electric (GE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 13.3 percent to $0.17 per share in the first quarter of 2012. This is the second dividend hike announced by the industrial company this year.
The next dividend is payable January 25, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 27, 2011. The ex-dividend date will be December 22, 2011.
General Electric Company is a global digital industrial company. The Company's products and services range from aircraft engines, power generation and oil and gas production equipment to medical imaging, financing and industrial products.