WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting set for August 4, 2014

WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting at Bexley Public Radio set for 4:30 p.m. Monday August 4, 2014.

The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.

Community residents are welcome. 

Admission is $10.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.

WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee is a public  committee of

Bexley Public Radio Foundation

2700 E. Main St., Suite 208

Columbus, OH 43209

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild meeting set for March 3, 2014.

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild meeting at Bexley Public Radio set for 4:00 p.m. Monday March, 2014.

The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.

Community residents are welcome. 

Admission is $28.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting.

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild is a public  committee of

Bexley Public Radio Foundation

2700 E. Main St., Suite 208

Columbus, OH 43209

2011 Year in Review of Bexley Public Radio Foundation.

Major developments: expanded broadcast days and hours, music licenses, new studio location, improved sound quality.

During 2011, the FCC approved expanded hours for BPRF and BPRF expanded its broadcast operations from two hours a day, five days a week to twelve hours a day, seven days a week. The FCC also reduced the broadcast hours of Simply Living on 102.1 FM creating space for BPRF's expanded hours.

By mid June, music licenses were in place and music became important content for the station.

The expense of ASCAP, BMI and SESAC music licenses was underwritten by First Bexley Bank and Mark and Judy Scurci.

Volunteer Ron Johnson has provided technical skills for maintaining and improving the studio to transmitter link (STL) sound quality and transmission reliability. He has also applied his technical talents to the computer facilities of BPRF. Ron also created and maintains the station’s first website at www.wcrxlp.com.

During late 2010, Arbitron reported that WCRX-LP was showing up in its journals and that organization offered use of its equipment to automate collection of audience data. BPRF agreed to the arrangement with Arbitron and the equipment was installed in the summer of 2011.

Arbitron is the major statistical source for radio audience-size estimates.

Studio arrangements have changed. The Whitehall garage that was the original home studio of BPRF for almost four years became unavailable in late winter and arrangements were made to move the studio to a Bexley location. After appropriate notice to the FCC, the station went silent on March 29, 2011 during the move to the Bexley studio. On April 28, 2011 regular broadcasting was restored and the FCC was notified that the station was no longer silent.

Educational mission

Intern Marcus Cole, Jr. is receiving class credit for his work at BPRF. Marcus is a junior at Columbus Alternative High School. His ambition is to be a sportscaster. His internship provides experience in station administration and broadcast production.

Intern Meredith Brown is a junior at Gahanna Lincoln High School. She has done literature drops in Bexley for fund-raising, clerical assignments and did a substantive analysis of the WCRX-LP autumn programming survey.

Candy Bennett began her work at the station as an intern from Columbus State Community College. Although her internship is concluded, her show continues as a regular feature on Bexley Public Radio.

Assistance to other nonprofits, editorial page auction

To help other nonprofits raise money, BPRF offers its editorial page to the highest bidder at charity auctions.

During 2011, the editorial page was sold at the Columbus School for Girls Galleria auction, St. Catharine Fun Fest silent auction and the Friends of the Drexel Theater silent auction. All of the proceeds of the auction are paid to support the event sponsors.

Station programming remains a mix of music, news and information.

BPRF regular programming is provided by a corps of twenty-four volunteers.

Aaron Putnam "Jazz Overdue." The name of Aaron's music program hints at his occupation as a librarian for the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Aaron produces a weekly program that airs each Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. He writes: "There was one major high-point of Jazz Overdue in 2011: finally being able to present the music to the public. My primary goal has always been to expose more people to the various forms of jazz that have existed throughout the years in a way that focuses on the music and not the personality presenting it. WCRX-LP has given me the opportunity to expand listeners' horizons by bringing attention to local and more obscure artists and the fruits of their labors while, in the same show, playing classics that many jazz aficionados hold dear."

Some of the artists that Aaron offered his audience for more recognition during the year included Hasan Abdur-Razzaq, Ira Sullivan, Air, Grant Calvin Weston, Herbie Nichols, Jack Walrath, Ron Miles, Heath Watts & Dan Pell, the Clusone Trio, John Carter and the Francois Carrier Trio.

Aaron continued "Additionally, I wanted to ensure that a listener could refresh his memory or hear what he missed out on. To fulfill these needs, I created jazzoverdue.blogspot.com to serve as a repository for the song listings. Station management requested that I withdraw this service until new media broadcast copyright licenses were in place. In the future, I'm hopeful that money will be donated sufficient for purchase of the all of the new media copyright licenses and that broadcasts will be archived online as well."

Amy Maurer "The Noontime Gardener." Amy writes: "The Noontime Gardener Show became more proactive in an effort to make listeners more aware of some of the environmental concerns that exist in our community.

"For the 'plant of the year' I chose an invasive shrub that is well entrenched in our older communities. Lonicera maackii is a member of the honeysuckle family and was once used as a hedge plant. It has escaped into our natural areas and is a major concern for those trying to preserve our native plants. By citing it's bloom time and describing it's blossoms and then it's fruits as they matured, I tried to instill a sense of civic responsibility in listeners each week as I reiterated it's devastating effects in the wild, and how easily birds can transport such seeds to farther places.

"I also kept listeners up to date on the Emerald Ash Borer as well as the more recently introduced Asian Longhorned Beetle which may reach our community also.

"I spoke of Kudzu, an aggressive vine well established in the South, but not identified as yet in our area. There was an article in the Columbus Dispatch this Fall that stated that Kudzu has been identified here in Columbus. It had been growing in the University area for some time without ever being identified.

"With my information on these invasives I also gave contact phone numbers to call if listeners thought they may have spotted them."

Candy Bennett, "Take Your Places." writes “My program has been taking listeners behind the scenes to meet the people who are creatively expressing themselves through film, dance, comedy and sound. "Take Your Places!" airs Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Listeners are introduced to the creative minds of Columbus and beyond. There is a wealth of creative talent in our city and "Take Your Places!" introduces both the performers and the individuals who are behind the scene.

”Guests during 2011 included actor Karl Novack; actor Phi Clarke; manager of Shadowbox Theater, Nicky Fagan; filmmaker Brook Douglas; stand-up comic Sumukh Torgalkar; Travis Irvine local movie director-producer; Amber Mikesell actress and producer; Liz Wheeler and Joe Bishara of Phoenix CATCO; comedian Brad Wollack guest discusses entertainment business; Torin Scott of Hands Off Productions; Chad Willet of Broadway to LA discussed pros and cons of joining an actor's union; interview with Indy race car driver Graham Rahal; Ben Bays, director of web series Aidan 5; media production guru Michael Tavares; interview of Anthony Chiles, president of MOFA; interview of Ron Sax Johnson and Jason Perkins the former CW Star on the media industry

”I am planning a roster of guests for the upcoming year that is exciting. In 2012 on "Take Your Places!" I will present to listeners new creative artists who are captivating their audiences through sound and sight.”

Dave Streamer "The Captain's Quarters." Dave Streamer writes: "The high point of the year for me was realizing a boyhood dream of being on-air at a local radio station. Playing jazz for my fellow Columbusites is really a thrill. Plus,being able to work with a true pro like Ron Johnson is fantastic. Thank Candy Bennett for recruiting him.. For 2012, I'm looking at more interviews, more emphasis on local jazz and blues artists and possible live remote projects and station promotional events. Again, thank you Bexley Public Radio for the opportunity to truly live a dream. Sincerely, Dave "The Captain." Streamer.

Dianne Garrett “Eastside Round-up”reported on Whitehall government news and cultural events on her show "Eastside Now." program. Examples included the city's acquisition of the Armory building, city budget, public safety, signage "overload," and strategic land use planning. She also added "Troprock" music to her show. She interviewed a number of musical artists including musician Loren Davidson, composer and musician Brent Burns, musician and composer Bob Karwin, Whitehall resident Christie Angelleti who is a singer, songwriter with a national audience and Dennis McCaughey band leader. Dianne presented regular PSAs for the Franklin Park Conservatory, veterans programs and services and Angel Food Ministries. Dianne also included news and events from the local animal shelter.

Frank Ingwersen "Late Morning Wall Street Update" includes current market activity and Frank's discussion of topics such as International Monetary Fund, derivatives and their use by speculators, financial institutions and various industries; convertible preferred stocks, exchange traded shares and how investors use them. Frank calls in his reports Monday through Thursday, depending on market activity, at 11:45 a.m.

Joe Contino covers sports on his " Joe Contino Show." Throughout the year, Joe's regular guest commentators were : Brian Inglis, Bill Roach, Steve Nevelos, Sal Leonetti, Lance Colstead. Beyond his coverage of sports, his memorable programs were Joe's January call-in from Germany and his comments on the German culture of coffee shops. Joe also discussed Columbus Italian festival planning and schedule; discussion of conversion of Joe's Hummer to natural gas for fuel.

Julia Bland and T. Wayne Gatewood began their Community Table Talk program in mid-October. Guests included Susan Staziak discussing personal finance, Jay Elkes offering insight on speaking outside the box, Paul Wills, CPA and president of the Whitehall Toastmasters club International, Larry Goldsmith and Eileen James discussing “elevator talk.”and Maria Scott discussing genealogy.

Kevin Kale, Manning and Napier did regular Friday Wall Street reports for first half of the year.

Kris Galloway's review of what is happening at the Jewish Community Center. Kris was rescheduled from a weekly report to occasional reports that included exhibitions from the Columbus Jewish Historical Society, details of a Jewish book fair and arts exhibit and the JCC Gallery Players schedule.


Laura Franks continued her quarterly "Bexley Consumer Price Index" reports and her irregular reports on stocks with dividend increases.

Lea Edmondson ("Miss 411") read local news from Bexley News and other local newspapers during the early months of 2011.

Marian Lupo and her program "You Have the Last Word." cover state and local politics, public policy issues and cultural topics of interest. Marian especially covers cultural events and public policy matters of value to the disability community. Examples of areas that she regularly gives attention to include election fraud is discussed with local activist Karen Hansen as guest; Dr. Masoner was a guest and discussed Bexley's Jeffrey Mansion park; public finance and politics are touched on by guest Phil Volcraft and a regular guest identified as "Financial Trader;" several programs discussed a proposed auto race track for the old Cooper Stadium ballpark and the track as a source for noise pollution; Mary Rinehart, trustee of the Franklinton board discusses vertical sky garden concept, David Donofrios, Sierra Club representative spoke on urban noise pollution; Marian also discussed Senate Bill 5 and union-busting; Dr. Brenda Bruggerman demonstrated and discussed a device for deaf called ""clear captions;" Scott Listner provided a the guest interview for Marian on Americans With Disabilities Act. Another guest was Perry Schaefer who discussed election fraud; Channel 6 personality Barbara Plety was a guest who discussed education and the importance of unions to teachers and education system; poet Jim Ferris was interviewed as was Dr. Lundeen, physician indicted for his pain management practice; George Anne Haviland spoke about the promotion of access for disabled athletes to participate in endurance sports events.



Mel Greenball "Mel Greenball and Local News." and "Open Microphones, Open Minds" guests include David Hayes, MBA, author of book on how decisions are made; Dr. Bob Wagner comments on school choice and other educational issues; other topics discussed by Dr. Wagner included taxes, currency and gold; an AIPAC event at OSU ; local Bexley city council and school board issues and library cultural events schedule; Financial Times piece on Islamic finance; promotion of global warming dialogue between Dr. Bob Wagner and Bob Fritakis; local Bexley news charter revision commission, police beat reports, kosher caterer doesn't seek re-certification; Federal Reserve report on financial problems of local governments; Federal Reserve report on Municipal bankruptcies and articles by Marilyn MacGruder Barnwell on public finance; Federal Reserve study on whether commodity prices predict inflation

Mel's continued his signature reviews of horse-racing’s Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

Michelle Jones continued her monthly report on activities and programs at Lifecare Alliance. Big Wheels, Big Night event; Meals on Wheels, Impact Safety, CA Catering establishment, Carries’ Cafe, exercise for seniors, senior prom dance; Summer fan donation project are all activities reviewed by Michelle

A new program Nancy Segal “Fun with Phoetics” was added in the fourth quarter featuring Nancy Segal.

Nancy Segal describes her program: “This Fall saw an amazing launch of Fun with Phoetics.

“October 15th the program began with Darrah Coulter discovering Phoetic mysteries in a long forgotten Christmas photo, revealing her father's reflection embedded in the mirror she had never seen before! April Rhoden explored the hidden connections to her grandmother's drum majorette black and white, while we delighted to find the image of the Divine Feminine sacred triangle as a recurrent theme in her many childhood baton twirling photos.

”All Hallow's Eve saw Megan Bixel's most moody, evocative photos, especially the blue-washed Raggedy Ann and Andy with her little brother in red wigs on the kitchen floor. Megan returned in December, only to realize she had chosen to 'play' the classic rag doll because even at the tender age of 3, she intuited there was something more behind and beneath the famous painted-on smile. And the photo of her as a six year-old dressed as a ghost she believed would win her the Best Costume contest actually bequeathed a prize all its own: the image of Megan reenacting a pure Otherworld sequence...with her grandmother and little brother looking on.

“ Guest Barbara Vogel ushered in Thanksgiving week with black and white photos from Thanksgivings past. She shared with our listeners her artistic style of photographic-art on display in the public art gallery in Springfield, as well as her technique employing diffusion and wax emulsions and how that synchs up with Phoetic imagery.

“Finally, Cindy Riggs brought FWP 2011 full circle December 17th with unexpected guest Mona Hett. How amazing! Mona's Phoetic bent zeroed in on the not-so-hidden image of Adult Cindy foreshadowed in the background of her eight year-old 'power photo' visiting the steam engines. And we all shared a good laugh about the parallels of Cindy's work today--ghost busting the ice at Nationwide Arena for the Bluejackets to begin their winning streak again--identical to her phoetic truths at three in the photo she entitles 'Fearless;' none other than standing firm on the ice and in a blue jacket! Phoetics' magic struck again..

“We are thrilled to have such wonderful, exciting guests and anticipate many recurring visits with them in the coming year.”

Peter Simon added Blues music to the station's offerings during the first quarter of the year. He also interviewed local attorney Marc Fagin on Middle East turmoil and Ohio Senate Bill 5..

Robyn Jones reported on Bexley city council and city hall. Topics included new rules for executive sessions of city council, proposed term limits, proposals for auditor's position (appointed or elected), Bexley swimming pool, city finance and budget.

Sax Johnson and his "Mid-afternoon Music Showcase" features local musicians with interviews and presenting their music on air. The program is broadcast Monday 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday Noon to 3:00 p.m. Local musicians who were interviewed during 2011 and had their music featured are:

Dr. E - Elaine Richardson - Local musician and recording artist; Dominick Farinacci, Cleveland musician, national and international recording artist both as a soloist and associated with Wynton Marsalis; Marcy Vaughn-Forte - local musician and recording artist; Mike Harris - local musician and recording artist; Chris Powell - former Motown recording artist, Rick James Stone City Band member, associated with Beyonce Knowles and other groups, and founder of the local non-profit STARS program; Gene Walker - legendary jazz saxophonist with a number of CDs.

Other local artists and groups whose music was featured during the year include: Gussie Miller, former locally educated musician and national recording artist both as a soloist and with Marcus Miller; Urban Jazz Coalition, local, regional, national jazz recording artists with multiple CDs; Dave Powers, local musician and recording artist; Dwight Lenox, local musician and recording artist; FoMoDeep, local recording musical group; Bobby Floyd, local jazz musician and recording artist with multiple CDs; Duane Tribune, local musician recording artist, (solo and member of Urban Jazz Coalition); Camille Betton, local musician and recording artist; Lawrence Welton, local musician and recording artist; Linda Dachtyl, local musician and recording artist; Meilana Gillard, local musician and recording artist; MetalBaby Band, local recording musical group with trombonist Jason Branscum and saxophonist Colin Martin; NuCorp Band, local recording musical group; Pete Mills, local musician and recording artist; Randy Mather, local musician and recording artist; Fusion, formerly Steel Wheel Band, local recording musical group; and Suade, local musician and recording artist.

Culture correspondents.

Courtney Winterberger, student at Capital University, reported on her trip to India

Dan Mikletz continued his reports with several vignettes about life in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Longtime culture correspondent Joanne Tornes of Homer, Alaska, continued her occasional reports on life in Alaska. She was also joined by he sister Ginger Tornes, also a resident of Homer, Alaska in keeping the WCRX-LP audience informed about life in Alaska. As a courtesy to Joanne and Ginger's family and friends in Bexley area, BPRF made regular condition updates on Alaska's Redoubt volcano which always threatens life in Homer, Alaska.

Paul Peltier reported from New Hampshire on prices of seaford at the docks and in local restaurants.

Other program content

Volunteer David Meckler produced several interviews for the station. Of note was his interview of Steve St. Martin, an OSU professor emeritus and recognized expert on soybean culture. David also interviewed Mary Rose Molinaro who is a local jazz singer and a student recruiter for the OSU Horticulture and Crop Science College.

Heartland Institute provided audio content challenging accepted wisdom about global warming.

LibreVox recordings of children literature were broadcast: Anne of Green Gables, Louisa May Alcott's "Jack and Jill," Lucy Maude Montgomery "Rainbow Valley" and "Wizard of Oz"

LibreVox recordings of adult literature that were broadcast included "Moby Dick" "Oliver Twist" and “Max Carrados, Detective.”

Newspaper copyright licenses were continued or renewed by Bexley High School Torch, Bexley News, Eastside Messenger, Ohio Jewish Chronicle and The New Standard.

The Old Farmer's Almanac renewed its permission for the station to use the Old Farmer Almanac on-line weather reports, forecasts, and editorial content.

For national and international coverage, BPRF was licensed by the international newspaper, The Epoch Times. This weekly newspaper publishes regional editions in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Remote live broadcasts of election contests.

Prior to November elections, the Franklin County Consortium for Good Government held "Meet the Candidates" forums at Torat Emet and Jewish Community Center. The JCC session covered Columbus candidates and issues and was broadcast live during BPRF's regular broadcast hours. Fifty-four people attended the JCC session. One hundred and fifty-eight people attended the Torat Emet session. The forum at Torat Emet was in the evening after BPRF's regular broadcast hours. BPRF requested TNN for permission to broadcast the Torat Emet session. As an incentive, BPRF offered to publicize the live broadcast as a co-production of BPRF and TNN. TNN agreed to that description and gave BPRF permission to broadcast the Torat Emet session live.

February Black History observance.

Again this year, BPRF offered two features in observance of Black History Month.. The station provided coverage of the Swann Gallery auction of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures of African American artists. Swann Gallery is located in New York City. This is the fourth year of coverage of this auction on BPRF. BPRF also broadcast the LibreVox recording of The Autobiography of Frederick Douglas during February.

Station automation.

The station has sampled automation software for programming. The station is presently training some program hosts to use the software. The software will help the station take advantage of the early morning hours.

Audience growth: Arbitron

The addition of more music to broadcasts has increased the number of listener calls to the station. The station is beginning to be defined by listeners as the jazz station in Columbus.

Arbitron equipment has been added to assist in making estimates of audience size. Arbitron is the dominant data gathering service and statistical agency for measuring and estimating radio audience-size.

Audience growth: Listener contacts with station

Telephone calls and correspondence from listeners has increased

Autumn listener survey.

Each autumn, the station mails a survey to a sample of Bexley addresses. The purpose of the survey is to learn programming interests of Bexley residents. The response rate of completed surveys returned is always high.

Nineteen percent of the surveys were returned with completed answers.

In music preference categories, Classical, Broadway hits and jazz are the three highest music categories. Blues, Country, Urban Contemporary and Hip Hop received the least interest. In terms of news and information, the strongest interest was in Bexley local news and information on personal finance.

Administrative matters.

During 2011, there were three efforts to change control of the station. Two were friendly proposals, one was hostile.

The two friendly proposals involved change of location from Bexley to another suburb where the BPRF signal strength is strong and the business community is progressive in its desire to support local projects, particularly local news coverage.

Updating Emergency Announcement System (EAS) equipment at Bexley Public Radio

Presently, BPRF uses an analogue EAS device to comply with federal emergency announcement requirements.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have adopted rules that require all broadcasters (radio and TV, and cable) to use digital equipment. The equipment has to be purchased and installed by June 30, 2012.

The cost for the digital new equipment is $3,800.

In mid-September, BPRF contacted seven realtors and proposed that they donate funds to cover purchase and installation of the digital EAS equipment.

In exchange for their donations, BPRF proposed to broadcast underwriting notices for the realtors during morning drive-times for a six month period.

Legal Matters
Three sessions of staff training on the prohibitions of partisan political content.and related topics. The presentations included both the FCC limits and IRS limits on political activities for LPFM stations and tax exempt organizations.

The dispute with Simply Living about sharing broadcast hours was decided by the FCC. Simply Living’s hours were reduced and BPRF’s hours were increased to fifty percent of the broadcast hours.

The FCC also determined that Simply Living could transfer its broadcast license to another nonprofit without obtaining BPRF’s consentl despite language creating that right that had been approved previously by the FCC.

Preparations for the re-licensing of BPRF's in 2012 have begun. A volunteer has been recruited to manage compliance with FCC requirements and local legal talent has been engaged to provide advice on the process.

BPRF management established two more working committees: the Bexley Comedy Writers Guild and the Ohio Public Media Cooperative. The existing Community Program Advisory Committee continued its second year of operation under the leadership of Chairwoman Laura Franks. Regular monthly meetings of these committees are scheduled. Admission is charged with some exceptions.

Station finance

The number of donations from individuals continues to decrease. The decrease might be attributable to the single fact that the station did not solicit individual contributions during 2010 and during 2011 only 200 solicitations were delivered on two streets in Bexley. The good news is that the average dollar amount of contributions increased in both 2010 and 2011. While BPRF has fewer donations, the donations that are received are larger than in previous years.

Comments that accompanied one family contribution this month is

“Dear Bexley Public Radio Foundation staff and volunteers: Thanks for everything in 2011. The community events with entertainment featuring Ken and Mary and the Restoration Rag/Jazz Band were enjoyed by many thanks to your PSAs. We also appreciate the increasingly rare opportunity to hear independent pubic radio in central Ohio. We wish you continued success in the new year. R.L. and P.L.”

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WCRX-LP,Local Power Radio
Jazz 102.1 FM
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
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Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
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Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

Design is copyright 2012. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2012. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation

Laura Franks Dividend Note No. 26 for Bexley Public Radio.

This is my Dividend Note No. 26 as of June 25, 2010.

These are twenty-nine companies that increased their dividends during the first three weeks of June. Most are American companies. Three of the companies are involved in interesting lines of business: VSE Corporation is a governmental contractor and American Wind and Solar, Inc. is a green energy company. DuPont Fabros Technology is an real estate investment trust that operates secure data centers for web operations of businesses.

ACE Limited
American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
American Wind and Solar
Annaly Capital Management Inc.
Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Caterpillar
Colony Financial Corp.
Cousins Properties Incorporated
C R Bard, Inc.
Del Monte Foods
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
FedEx Corp.
Greif, Inc.
HEICO Corporation
HRPT Properties Trust
MKS Inc.
National Fuel Gas Company
Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Quanex Buildings Products Corporation
RLI Corp.
Rockwell Automation
Ryanair Holdings, PLC
Target Corporation
Triangle Capital Corporation
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
Viacom Inc.
VSE Corporation


ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) May 24, 2010, Hamilton, Bermuda

The board of directors of ACE Limited (ACE) announced a 6.5% increase in the quarterly dividend as a part of the company’s consistent effort to enhance shareholder value.

ACE will now pay a quarterly dividend of 33 cents ($1.32 on an annualized basis), up from 31 cents ($1.24 on an annualized basis) paid on April 12, 2010. The increased dividend will be paid on August 17, 2010, to shareholders of record as of July 27, 2010.

The company intends to distribute the dollar-denominated dividend via par value reduction in four installments, thereby adjusting the amount of each quarterly dividend in Swiss francs (CHF) up or down to equal $0.33 at the time of payment, subject to an aggregate cap for the four installments of CHF 2.16.

The par value of the company is currently CHF 31.55 per share. The par value of a share will be reduced concurrent to dividend installment by the CHF equivalent of $0.33 based on the USD/CHF rate published on July 22, 2010.

The board of directors of ACE decided that the first installment of the increased dividend will be made by the company’s transfer agent in U.S. dollars (USD) subject to a required filing with the Swiss Commercial Register.

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) June 9, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA raised its quarterly dividend 10%, to 11 cents a share, saying the increase reflects its strong cash generation and commitment to enhancing shareholder value.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. offers on-trend clothing, accessories and personal care products. It operates under the American Eagle (AE), aerie by American Eagle, 77kids by american eagle and MARTIN+OSA (M+O) brands. As of January 30, 2010, it operated 938 American Eagle Outfitters stores in the United States and Canada, 137 aerie stand-alone stores and 28 MARTIN+OSA stores. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Company operated in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. During fiscal 2009, it opened 29 stores, consisting of eight United States AE stores and 21 aerie stores, including two Canadian aerie stores.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) June 17, 2010, New York, NY, declared the second quarter 2010 common stock cash dividend of $0.68 per common share, or $2.72 annualized. The dividend is a 4.6% increase over the previous rate of $0.65.

This dividend is payable July 29, 2010 to common shareholders of record on June 29, 2010. The ex-dividend date is June 25, 2010.

Yield on the dividend is 15.2%.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. owns, manages and finances a portfolio of real estate related investment securities, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), agency callable debentures, and other securities representing interests in the obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries offer real estate, asset management and other financial services. Fixed Income Discount Advisory Company (FIDAC) and Merganser Capital Management, Inc. (Merganser) manage a number of investment vehicles and separate accounts for which they earn fee income. The Company’s subsidiary, RCap Securities Inc. (RCap) operates as a broker-dealer.

Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AWSL) June 1, 2010 Toronto, Canada announced that its board has approved a Non-Transferable, Restricted stock dividend.

AWSL shareholders of record on July 6th, 2010 will receive 1 (One) Restricted Non-Transferable Common share for every 4 (Four) shares held.

Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp. (TSE: CEU) June 16, 2010, Calgary, Alberta, Canada announced today that it will pay a cash dividend of $0.08 per common share on July 15, 2010 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2010, representing an increased dividend of $0.02 per common share to the monthly dividend.

The company designs and implements drilling fluid systems for the oil and natural gas industry in western Canada and in the United States through its subsidiary AES Drilling Fluids, LLC.

Casey's General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASY) June 15, 2010 Ankeny, IA reported $0.43 in basic earnings per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 ended April 30, 2010, compared to $0.31 from the same quarter a year ago. The results include approximately $6.9 million in legal and advisory fees pertaining to the evaluation of the unsolicited offer and related actions by Alimentation Couche-Tard. Without the effect of those fees, basic earnings per share would have been approximately $0.51 for the quarter compared to the Reuters consensus estimate of $0.40. For the year, basic earnings per share finished at $2.30, an increase of over 36% compared to the prior year's $1.69.

"Fiscal 2010 was a monumental year for Casey's General Stores," said President and CEO Robert J. Myers. "Not only did we surpass 1,500 stores, but we also beat our previous best year by $0.61 per share. We are very pleased with our overall performance, as we turned in record results in the midst of the challenging economic environment during the 12 month period. Furthermore, we expect our strong performance to continue in fiscal 2011."

At its June meeting, the Board of Directors increased the quarterly dividend to $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable August 16, 2010 to shareholders of record on August 2, 2010.

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) June 9, 2010, Peoria, IL authorized a 2-cent, or 4.8%, increase to its quarterly dividend payment. Caterpillar Inc. said that its board of directors has voted to raise the company's quarterly dividend by 5 percent, as the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment continues to benefit from the global economic recovery.

Caterpillar said the dividend hike reflects improvement in the company's balance sheet and cash flow in 2009, as the U.S. and other nations pulled out of the economic recession.

The increase lifts Caterpillar's quarterly payout by 2 cents to 44 cents. It will be payable Aug. 20 to shareholders of record at the close of business July 20.

Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar) provides construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. The Company operates primarily through three lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products. Machinery includes the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery. Engines line of business includes the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of engines for Caterpillar machinery, electric power generation systems, locomotives, marine, petroleum, construction, industrial, agricultural and other applications and related parts. Financial Products line of business consists primarily of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Cat Insurance) and their respective subsidiaries.

Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) June 16, 2010, Los Angeles, CA, announced a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per common share for the second quarter of 2010. The dividend will be paid on July 15, 2010, to stockholders of record on June 30, 2010.

This dividend is an increase from the $0.16 dividend paid in the first quarter.

Colony Financial is a real estate finance and investment company that is focused primarily on acquiring and originating commercial real estate loans and real estate-related debt at attractive risk-adjusted returns. Secondary debt purchases may include performing, sub-performing or non-performing loans (including loan-to-own strategies). Colony Financial intends to elect and qualify to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) June 15, 2010, Atlanta, GA announced the results of the shareholders' elections relating to Cousins' second quarter common stock dividend of $0.09 per share declared by its Board of Directors on April 15, 2010.

The dividend will consist of approximately $3.0 million in cash and 866,000 shares of common stock. The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 33.34% of the total value of the dividend, or approximately $3.0 million, and therefore shareholders who elected to receive all cash will receive a combination of cash and stock. The number of shares included in the dividend is calculated based on the $6.98 average closing price per share of Cousins' common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 8 and 9, 2010. The dividend of $0.09 per share will be paid as follows:

to shareholders electing to receive the dividend in all stock, Cousins will pay the entire dividend in common stock;
to shareholders either electing to receive the dividend in all cash or failing to make an election, Cousins will pay the dividend in the form of $0.0389 per share in cash and $0.0511 per share in common stock; and
Cousins will pay fractional shares in cash.

Cousins Properties Incorporated is a diversified real estate company with extensive experience in development, acquisition, financing, management and leasing. Based in Atlanta, the Company invests in office, multi-family, retail and land development projects. Since its founding in 1958, Cousins has developed 20 million square feet of office space, 20 million square feet of retail space, more than 3,500 multi-family units and more than 60 single-family neighborhoods.

C.R. Bard Inc. (NYSE: BCR) June 9, 2010, San Francisco announced that its board raised the quarterly dividend and authorized a new stock buyback program. The medical device maker raised the dividend 6% to 18 cents a share. The dividend is payable Aug. 6 to shareholders of record as of July 26. Bard's also authorized a $500 million share buyback program.

C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard) is engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The Company sells a range of products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities. Bard has four product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. On November 18, 2009, the Company acquired Y-Med, Inc. (Y-Med), a company focused on the development and manufacture of specialty percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) catheters. On June 15, 2009, the Company acquired worldwide rights and related assets of the hernia products business of Brennen Medical, LLC.

Del Monte Foods (NYSE: DLM), June 10, 2010, San Francisco, CA announced today an 80% increase in its quarterly dividend and the authorization of a $350 million stock repurchase program.

"Based on Del Monte's higher level of performance and confidence in our future, we have substantially increased our quarterly dividend and authorized a significant stock repurchase program," said Richard G. Wolford, Chairman and CEO of Del Monte Foods Company. "Importantly, we are able to do this while achieving our leverage targets and continuing to invest in our business, consistent with our growth strategy. We are returning cash and incremental value to shareholders based on our strong results, the cash flow we consistently generate, and the overall strength of the Company."

Increases Quarterly Dividend 80%

Del Monte's Board of Directors has approved an 80% increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.05 to $0.09 per common share. The dividend is payable on August 5, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 22, 2010.

The Company expects quarterly dividends to continue to be paid during the first week of February, May, August and November and anticipates a total annual dividend of $0.36 per common share. The aggregate quarterly dividend is expected to be approximately $18 million based on the number of outstanding common shares as of fiscal 2010 year-end. However, the actual declaration of future cash dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, will be subject to final determination by the Board of Directors each quarter, after its review of the Company's then-current strategy, applicable debt covenants and financial performance and position, among other things.

This increase in the dividend follows Del Monte's 25% increase in the quarterly dividend announced in June 2009.

Del Monte Foods Company is a producer, distributor and marketer of branded food and pet products for the United States retail market. The Company operates in two segments: Consumer Products and Pet Products. The Consumer Products segment includes the Consumer Products operating segment, which manufactures, markets and sells branded and private label shelf-stable products, including fruit, vegetable, tomato and broth products. The Pet Products segment includes the Pet Products operating segment, which manufactures, markets and sells branded and private label dry and wet pet food and pet snacks. On October 6, 2008, Del Monte Corporation (DMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, sold Galapesca S.A., Panapesca Fishing, Inc. and Marine Trading Pacific, Inc. to Starkist Co.

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) Washinngton, D.C. announced that the company's Board of Directors has authorized and declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share on the Company's common stock for the second quarter 2010. This represents an increase of $0.04 per share, or 50 percent, over the Company’s previous quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. The dividend will be paid on July 9, 2010 to shareholders of record as of June 29, 2010.

“As a result of our continuing strong leasing and financial performance, we are increasing the quarterly common stock dividend in anticipation of increased REIT taxable income and distribution requirements for 2010,” commented Mark L. Wetzel, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

As previously announced, the Company issued 13.8 million shares of common stock on May 18, 2010; raising $304.6 million of net proceeds to develop datacenters in Santa Clara, California and Ashburn, Virginia. As a result, the Company is revising its Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per share guidance range to $0.29 to $0.32 and $1.25 to $1.35 for the second quarter and full year, respectively. This supersedes the company’s previously issued FFO per share guidance of $0.30 to $0.34 and $1.25 to $1.45 for the second quarter and full year, respectively. See page 3 for details.

DuPont Fabros Technology is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and an owner, developer, operator and manager of wholesale data centers. The Company’s data centers are highly specialized, secure facilities used primarily by national and international Internet and enterprise companies to house, power and cool the computer servers that support many of their most critical business processes. DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Washington, DC.


Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTC: FMCB) June 1, 2010, Lodi, CA, declared a midyear cash dividend of $5.35 per share, a 5 percent increase over the July 2009 dividend, the Lodi-based bank announced last week.

The dividend will be paid July 1 to shareholders of record on June 11.

Farmers & Merchants reported a $6.1 million profit, or $7.75 a share, for the quarter ending March 31.
The locally owned bank has 24 branches from Sacramento to Merced California.

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) June 7, 2010, Memphis, TN, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on its common stock, an increase of $0.01 per share over the previous dividend payment. The dividend is payable July 1, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 17, 2010.

FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $33 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 280,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.

Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF) June 1, 2010, Delaware, OH, declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.42 per share of Class A Common Stock and $0.63 per share of Class B Common Stock.

Mike Gasser, Greif chairman and CEO, said, "Today's dividend announcement signifies the seventh increase in the last 10 years, and we are particularly pleased that the Board approved the 10.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year for both classes of stock. The increase is consistent with our targeted dividend payout ratio of 30 to 35 percent over a complete business cycle."

The dividends are payable on July 1, 2010, to shareholders of record at close of business on June 18, 2010.

The company manufactures steel, plastic, fibre, flexible and corrugated containers, packaging accessories and containerboard, and provides blending and packaging services for a wide range of industries. Greif also manages timber properties in North America. The company has operations in more than 45 countries to serve global as well as regional customers.

Heico Corporation (NYSE: HEI) June 15, 2010, Hollywood, FL announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular semi-annual cash dividend of $.06 per share payable on both classes of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on July 21, 2010 to shareholders of record as of July 7, 2010.

The cash dividend represents a 25% increase over the prior semi-annual per share amount of $.048 (as adjusted for the Company's 5 for 4 stock split distributed April 2010) and is HEICO's 64th consecutive semi-annual cash dividend since 1979.
Laurans A. Mendelson, HEICO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commenting on the cash dividend remarked, "By raising the cash dividend, our Board of Directors' goal is to reflect its continuing confidence in HEICO's growth strategies and to continue to reward our shareholders, while retaining sufficient capital to fund our internal growth objectives and acquisition strategies."

Note: HEICO has two classes of common stock traded on the NYSE. Both classes, the Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) and the Common Stock (HEI), are virtually identical in all economic respects. The only difference between the share classes is the voting rights. The Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) receives 1/10 vote per share and the Common Stock (HEI) receives one vote per share. There are currently approximately 19.8 million shares of HEICO's Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) outstanding and 13.1 million shares of HEICO's Common Stock (HEI) outstanding. The stock symbols for HEICO's two classes of common stock on most web sites are HEI.A and HEI. However, some web sites change HEICO's Class A Common Stock stock symbol (HEI.A) to HEI/A or HEIa.

HEICO Corporation is engaged primarily in certain segments of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunication and electronic industries through its Flight Support Group and its Electronic Technologies Group. HEICO's customers include a majority of the world's airlines and airmotives as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide in addition to medical, telecommunication and electronic equipment manufacturers.

HRPT Propoerties Trust (NYSE: HRPT) June 15, 2010, Newton, MA announced the following corporate actions:

Name Change:

Effective July 1, 2010, HRP will change its name to "CommonWealth REIT". On and after that date, the common shares of HRP will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under a new symbol "CWH".

When it completed its initial public offering in 1986, HRP was known as "Health and Rehabilitation Properties Trust" and it primarily owned healthcare rehabilitation facilities. In 1994, HRP expanded its investment focus to include various senior housing facilities, and its name was changed to "Health and Retirement Properties Trust". In 1998, HRP changed its investment focus to include commercial office properties, and the present name of "HRPT Properties Trust" was adopted. Today, HRP is primarily invested in office and industrial properties and no longer makes investments in healthcare properties. The Board of Trustees determined that adopting the new name "CommonWealth REIT" may be an appropriate way to avoid any lingering confusion that the company may be a healthcare focused real estate investment trust, or REIT.

As of March 31, 2010, HRP owned 518 properties with approximately 66.8 million square feet in over 60 markets in 34 states and Washington, DC, representing total investments of $6.6 billion. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, 41.0% of the company's property net operating income ("NOI") came from suburban office properties, 37.3% of NOI came from central business district, or CBD, office properties and 21.7% of NOI came from industrial and other property investments.

Reverse Share Split:

HRP also announced that its Board has determined to implement a common share combination by which the number of its common shares outstanding will be reduced by three quarters: for every four existing common shares owned, shareholders will receive one new common share. Fractional shares will be issued where appropriate.

At the company's shareholders' 2009 annual meeting, shareholders voted to amend HRP's declaration of trust to permit the Board to implement a share combination in the discretion of the Board. After studying this matter, the Board has concluded that a one for four share combination is desirable because it may reduce the transaction costs for shareholders who pay brokerage commissions on the basis of the number of shares traded.

The share combination will be effective on July 1, 2010. On and after that date, shares traded on the NYSE will be the new combined shares and will trade under the new symbol "CWH".

Dividend Increase:

HRP currently pays a regular quarterly dividend of $0.12/share ($0.48/share per year). After the reverse share split, HRP currently expects to pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.50/share ($2.00/share per year).

The next regular quarterly dividend of $0.50/share with respect to HRP's performance during the quarter ended June 30, 2010 is expected to be declared during July 2010. That dividend will be paid to shareholders of record on a later date to be announced when the dividend is declared.

MKS Inc. (TSE: MKS) June 8, 2010, Waterloon, Ontario, Canada, the global application lifecycle management (ALM) technology leader, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010 and a 17% increase to its quarterly cash dividend.

MKS Inc. (MKS) is a provider of software products and services in the application development and deployment (software application lifecycle management (ALM)) and cross-platform development and systems administration (Interoperability or IO) markets. The Company operates in two segments: ALM and IO. The ALM segment develops and markets software solutions that assist programmers in the creation of traditional and Web-based software, and in the management of the software development process. The IO segment encompasses products that address the issues surrounding cross-platform development, application migration, systems administration and network management.

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG) June 10, 2010, Williamsville, NY approved a 3 percent increase in the dividend on the Company's common stock, raising the quarterly rate from 33.5 cents per share as approved in June 2009 to 34.5 cents per share, for an annual rate of $1.38 per share. This action marks the 108th year of uninterrupted dividend payments and the 40th consecutive year that National Fuel has increased its dividend.

David F. Smith, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Fuel, said, "We are pleased to announce another increase in our dividend. We take significant pride in our dividend history and are pleased that our balanced and integrated business model continues to generate value for our shareholders. The value of our dividend is enhanced by the favorable federal tax treatment that dividends currently receive."

The dividend is payable July 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2010. The Company has approximately 81.9 million shares of common stock outstanding. It has no preferred stock outstanding.

National Fuel supports the efforts of the national grassroots advocacy campaign "Defend My Dividend," which is seeking to extend the preferred federal tax rate on dividends. The preferred rate is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2010. Additional information regarding the initiative is available at the Investor Relations page of the Company's website.

National Fuel is an integrated energy company with $5.0 billion in assets comprised of the following four operating segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Utility, and Energy Marketing. Additional information about National Fuel is available at www.nationalfuelgas.com or through its investor information

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) June 15, 2010, Chicago, IL declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.16 per share of its common Stock and $0.12 per share of the Class B Stock, a 7% increase for both classes of stock.

The dividends will be payable on September 3, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2010. The Company has paid cash dividends continuously since 1974.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading supplier of specialty sorbent products for industrial, automotive, agricultural, horticultural and specialty markets and the world's largest manufacturer of cat litter.

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) May 27, 2010 Houston, TX announced that its Board of Directors authorized an annual dividend increase of $0.04 per common share outstanding. The company stated the annual dividend is now $0.16 per share, a 33% increase over the previous annual dividend. The second quarter dividend of $0.04 per share is payable June 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on June 16, 2010. The Board also authorized a stock repurchase program for up to 1 million shares that will be used to purchase shares from time to time.

"With the continued implementation of our long-term strategy, coupled with a slow recovery in our end markets, we expect to generate healthy cash flows through the next business cycle," said David D. Petratis, chairman and chief executive officer. "While making acquisitions in the fenestration market remain a priority for the company, raising the dividend and purchasing shares demonstrates our confidence in the future and directly benefits our long-term shareholders."

Quanex Building Products Corporation is an industry-leading manufacturer of engineered materials, components and systems serving the U.S. residential window and door markets. It is an ROIC-driven company that grows shareholder returns through a combination of organic growth via new products and new programs like Project Nexus, and strategic acquisitions.

The RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) June 2, 2010 board of directors declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.29 per share, a 4% increase over the prior quarter. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2010, to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2010. RLI has paid dividends for 136 consecutive quarters and increased dividends in each of the last 35 years.

RLI is a specialty insurance company serving “niche” or underserved markets. With a diverse portfolio of property and casualty coverages and surety bonds, it has achieved an underwriting profit in 29 of the last 33 years, including the last 14. RLI and subsidiaries – RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and RLI Indemnity Company – are rated A+ "Superior" by A.M. Best Company and A+ "Strong" by Standard & Poor's. RLI operates in all 50 states from office locations across the country. For additional information, visit www.rlicorp.com.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) June 3, 2010, Milwaukee, WI, declared a 21 percent increase in the quarterly dividend on its common stock to 35 cents per share, payable on Sept. 10, 2010 to shareowners of record at the close of business on Aug. 16, 2010.

"The 21 percent dividend increase reflects our solid financial position and our confidence in Rockwell Automation's strong, sustainable cash generation throughout business cycles. We remain committed to delivering shareowner value by prudently investing in high-return growth opportunities and appropriately returning cash to shareowners," said Keith D. Nosbusch, chairman and chief executive officer.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs about 19,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

Ryanair Holdings PLC June 1, 2010, Dublin, Ireland said that it will pay its first dividend in more than 10 years, as Europe's largest budget airline swung to a fiscal-year net profit on substantially lower fuel prices and an improved route mix.

In the first dividend payment since the company went public in 1997, Ryanair will pay out €500 million ($615.2 million), or 34 European cents per share, in October, and said it may return another €500 million to shareholders through either a one-time dividend or share buyback by the end of 2013.

If the first dividend is approved by shareholders at the company's annual

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) June 9, 2010. Minneapolis, MN, raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents from 17 cents, payable September 10 to shareholders of record as of August 20.

“Because we expect to continue to return excess cash to our shareholders through a combination of regular dividends and opportunistic share repurchase, we believe it is appropriate to increase the amount returned through the quarterly dividend,” said Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel.

Target Corporation (Target) operates Target general merchandise stores with an assortment of general merchandise and food items. During the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 (fiscal 2009), the Target stores also included a deeper food assortment, including perishables and an offering of dry, dairy and frozen items. In addition, the Company operates SuperTarget stores with a line of food and general merchandise items. Target.com offers an assortment of general merchandise, including various items found in its stores and a complementary assortment, such as extended sizes and colors, sold only online. It operates in two segments: Retail and Credit Card. The Retail segment includes all of its merchandising operations, including its general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States and its integrated online business. The Credit Card segment offers credit to qualified guests through its branded credit cards, the Target Visa and the Target Card (collectively, REDcards).

Triangle Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: TCAP) June 1, 2010, Raleigh, NC a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to lower middle market companies located throughout the United States, today announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per share. This is the Company's fourteenth consecutive quarterly dividend since its initial public offering in February, 2007, and reflects a 2.5% increase over the second quarter of 2009.

The Company's dividend will be payable as follows:
Record Date: June 15, 2010
Payment Date: June 29, 2010

Triangle Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company organized to provide customized financing solutions to lower middle market companies located throughout the United States. Triangle's investment objective is to seek attractive returns by generating current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity related investments. Triangle's investment philosophy is to partner with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors to provide flexible financing solutions to fund growth, changes of control, or other corporate events. Triangle typically invests $5.0 - $15.0 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $20.0 and $100.0 million and EBITDA between $3.0 and $20.0 million.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE: UHT) June 4, 2010 
King of Prussia, PA announced that its Board of Trustees voted to increase the quarterly dividend by $.005 and pay a dividend of $.605 per share on June 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2010.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Trust invests in healthcare and human service-related facilities, including acute care hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute facilities, surgery centers, childcare centers and medical office buildings (MOBs). As of December 31, 2009, the Trust had 51 real estate investments or commitments located in 15 states in the United States consisting of seven hospital facilities, including three acute care, one behavioral healthcare, one rehabilitation and two sub-acute; 40 MOBs (including 31 owned by various limited liability companies (LLCs), including two under construction), and four preschool and childcare centers.

Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) June 9, 2010, New York, New York announced its first-ever quarterly dividend and resumed its stock buyback plan a year after the media giant pledged future gains for shareholders in the midst of a global financial crisis and economic downturn that rattled the company.

The news, announced Wednesday at Viacom's annual shareholder meeting in New York City, comes after the company's stock more than doubled over the past 18 months, as the operator of Paramount films and channels like MTV and Comedy Central has benefited from successful movies and cable's dual revenue stream of advertising ...

VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) June 9, 2010, Alexandria, VA, reported today that on June 1, 2010, the company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, increasing the cash dividend by 20% to an annual payout rate of $0.24 per share.

The $0.06 per share dividend declared on June 1, 2010 will be paid on August 11, 2010, to stockholders of record as of July 28, 2010.

VSE has paid cash dividends since 1973 and has increased its dividend each year since 2004. The payment and amount of future dividends will depend on existing conditions, including the company's earnings, financial condition, working capital requirements, and other factors.

VSE CEO Maurice "Mo" Gauthier said, "Increasing our quarterly dividend to $0.06 demonstrates the strength of our business model and reflects our confidence in our ability to generate cash and drive shareholder returns."
VSE is a diversified Federal Services company of choice with over 50 years of experience in solving issues of global significance with integrity, agility, and value. VSE is dedicated to making our clients successful by delivering talented people and innovative solutions for logistics, engineering, IT services, construction management and consulting.

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