Accenture plc (ACN) will raise its semi-annual dividend by 9.9 percent to $1.33 per share in the fourth quarter of 2017. Last year the semi-annual dividend was raised by 11 cents to $1.21 per share.
The next dividend will be paid on November 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on October 19, 2017. The ex-date for this next semi-annual dividend is October 18, 2017.
Accenture plc provides management and technology consulting services. The company serves clients in a broad range of industries and in three geographic regions: North America, Europe and Growth Markets (Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East). Accenture's five operating groups are organized by industry: Communications, Media & Technology, Financial Services, Health & Public Service, Products and (as fifth operating group) Resources. Accenture's Products operating group serves a set of increasingly interconnected consumer-relevant industries. Resources serves the chemicals, energy, forest products, metals and mining, utilities and related industries.