Dividend Changes to Know Now: Procter & Gamble, EPIQ Systems, Verizon, Brady Corp., Lexington Realty Trust

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG): Procter & Gamble CFO says sees continuing dividend increases. Sees $6B+ in dividends for FY13, $4B in share repurchases. Sees CapEx as a percent of sales 5.5%.

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EPIQ Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:EPIQ): Epiq Systems announces 38% dividend increase. Epiq Systems announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 9c per share of outstanding common stock. The new quarterly dividend rate represents a 38% increase from the prior quarterly dividend rate of 6.5c per share. The quarterly cash dividend will be payable on Nov. 27, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 9. Year-to-date, the quarterly cash dividend per share has increased 80% as compared to the dividend of 5c per share paid in Q1 of 2012.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ): Verizon raises quarterly dividend 3%. The board of Verizon declared a quarterly dividend of 51.5c per outstanding share, an increase of 1.5c per share, or 3.0%, from the previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon’s dividend 6c per share, to $2.06 from $2.00 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on Nov. 1 to Verizon shareowners of record at the close of business on Oct. 10.

Brady Corp. (NYSE:BRC): Brady increases annual dividend to 76c from 74c. Brady’s Board of Directors announced an increase in its annual dividend to shareholders of the company’s Class A Common stock from 74c per share to 76c per share. A quarterly dividend of 19c per share will be paid on October 31 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10.

Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP): Lexington Realty raises quarterly dividend 20% to 15c per share/unit. Lexington declared a regular quarterly dividend/distribution for the quarter ended September 30, of 15c per common share/unit, a 20% increase from the prior quarterly rate of 12.5c per common share/unit. The dividend is payable on October 15 to common shareholders/unitholders of record as of September 28.

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