Important Dividend INCREASES: Simon Property Group and MHI Hospitality

MHI Hospitality Corp. (NASDAQ:MDH) announced a dividend of $0.03 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-09-12. That’s a 50% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.02. The new dividend yield is 2.3%.

Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE:SPG) announced a dividend of $1.05 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-08-15. That’s a 5% increase versus the previous dividend of $1. The new dividend yield is 2.5%.

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