Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about top dividends declared at publicly traded companies on December 16th, 2011.

• Taiwan Fund, Inc. (The) Common (NYSE:TWN) announced a dividend of $0.5605 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a 588.57% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.0814. The new dividend yield is 0.6%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) announced a dividend of $0.43 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-06. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.43. The new dividend yield is 3.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. (NYSE:PNY) announced a dividend of $0.29 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-22. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.29. The new dividend yield is 3.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• NGP Capital Resources Company (NASDAQ:NGPC) announced a dividend of $0.18 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.18. The new dividend yield is 9.5%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Ennis Inc. (NYSE:EBF) announced a dividend of $0.155 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-05. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.155. The new dividend yield is 4.6%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Southern Union Co. (NYSE:SUG) announced a dividend of $0.15 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.15. The new dividend yield is 1.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE) announced a dividend of $0.15 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-29. That’s a 36.36% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.11. The new dividend yield is 1.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Mission West Properties Inc. (NASDAQ:MSW) announced a dividend of $0.13 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.13. The new dividend yield is 7.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) announced a dividend of $0.13 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-29. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.13. The new dividend yield is 2.1%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• MVC Capital, Inc. (NYSE:MVC) announced a dividend of $0.12 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.12. The new dividend yield is 4.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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