VF Corporation (VFC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 14.3 percent to $0.72 per share in the fourth quarter of 2011. This follows a 3 cent dividend hike to 63 cents per share in Q4 of 2010 by the Dividend Aristocrat.

The increased dividend will be paid on December 19, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 9, 2011. The ex-date for this next dividend of 72 cents is December 7, 2011.

V.F. Corporation (VF) is a manufacturer of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories. VF’s businesses and brands are organized into four categories: Outdoor & Action Sports, Jeanswear, Imagewear and Sportswear. The company's brands include The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Dickies, Eastpak, JanSport, Bulwark, Wrangler and Lee. VF was founded in 1899 as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company.