Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about top dividends declared at publicly traded companies on on November 23rd, 2011.

• Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) announced a dividend of $0.39 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-09. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.39. The new dividend yield is 14.2%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WR) announced a dividend of $0.32 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-07. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.32. The new dividend yield is 4.8%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) announced a dividend of $0.26 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-06. That’s a 4% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.25. The new dividend yield is 2.6%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• SPX Corporation (NYSE:SPW) announced a dividend of $0.25 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-12. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.25. The new dividend yield is 1.7%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) announced a dividend of $0.25 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-06. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.25. The new dividend yield is 2.6%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Cato Corp. (NYSE:CATO) announced a dividend of $0.23 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-15. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.23. The new dividend yield is 3.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ:ESBK) announced a dividend of $0.22 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-07. That’s a 10% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.2. The new dividend yield is 5.2%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) announced a dividend of $0.2 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-06. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.2. The new dividend yield is 5.7%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPHI) announced a dividend of $0.2 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-07. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.2. The new dividend yield is 18.8%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Flushing Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FFIC) announced a dividend of $0.13 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-07. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.13. The new dividend yield is 4.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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