Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about top dividends declared at publicly traded companies on December 5th, 2011.

• Churchill Downs Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN) announced a dividend of $0.6 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a 20% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.5. The new dividend yield is 1.0%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) announced a dividend of $0.31 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-15. That’s a 39.22% decrease versus the previous dividend of $0.51. The new dividend yield is 6.5%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) announced a dividend of $0.25 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-28. That’s a 150% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.1. The new dividend yield is 0.6%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Balchem Corp. (NASDAQ:BCPC) announced a dividend of $0.18 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-12. That’s a 20% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.15. The new dividend yield is 0.4%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced a dividend of $0.13 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-13. That’s a 10.64% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.1175. The new dividend yield is 0.9%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Monro Muffler Brake Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) announced a dividend of $0.09 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-09. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.09. The new dividend yield is 0.8%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Co (NYSE:USA) announced a dividend of $0.08 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-14. That’s a no change versus the previous dividend of $0.08. The new dividend yield is 7.8%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, I (NYSE:ASG) announced a dividend of $0.07 with a Dividend Ex. Date of 2011-12-14. That’s a 16.67% increase versus the previous dividend of $0.06. The new dividend yield is 6.9%. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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