Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.1 percent to $0.33 per share in the third quarter of 2009.
The next dividend is payable on September 22, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 4, 2009. The ex-date for his next dividend of 33 cents per share is September 2, 2009.
Stanley Black & Decker is a global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, electronic security solutions, healthcare solutions and engineered fastening systems. Its brands include SIDCHROME, AeroScout, DEWALT, Newell Tools and Craftsman, Irwin, Lenox, Craftsman, BLACK+DECKER, SONITROL, Warren, GRIPCO, Porter-Cable, BOSTITCH and WanderGuard.