Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about top dividends declared at publicly traded companies on December 8th, 2011.

• China Fund, Inc. (The) Common S (NYSE:CHN) announced a dividend of $2.8222 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-21. That’s a 1520.09% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.1742. The new dividend yield is 9.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE:WPC) announced a dividend of $0.563 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a 0.54% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.56. The new dividend yield is 5.1%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE) announced a dividend of $0.5425 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-03-13. That’s a 4.83% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.5175. The new dividend yield is 5.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• The Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) announced a dividend of $0.39 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-21. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.39. The new dividend yield is 2.2%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• National Fuel Gas Co. (NYSE:NFG) announced a dividend of $0.355 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.355. The new dividend yield is 2.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Hasbro Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced a dividend of $0.3 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-30. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.3. The new dividend yield is 3.1%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC) announced a dividend of $0.25 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2012-01-25. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.25. The new dividend yield is 2.1%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Macquarie Global Infrastructure (NYSE:MGU) announced a dividend of $0.2 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-20. That’s a 11.11% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.18. The new dividend yield is 4.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) announced a dividend of $0.2 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-20. That’s a 33.33% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.15. The new dividend yield is 3.9%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) announced a dividend of $0.185 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-30. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.185. The new dividend yield is 2.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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