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As the largest shareholder in Kraft Heinz, the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world, Berkshire Hathaway will benefit from the company’s recently announced increase in its quarterly dividend.
On August 3, Kraft Heinz announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the company’s quarterly dividend to $0.625 per share of common stock, or $2.50 per share of common stock on an annual basis.
This represents an increase of approximately 4.2 percent versus the prior quarterly dividend rate of $0.60 per share, or $2.40 on an annual basis.
The dividend declared is payable on September 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2017.
© 2017 David Mazor
Disclosure: David Mazor is a freelance writer focusing on Berkshire Hathaway. The author is long in Berkshire Hathaway, and this article is not a recommendation on whether to buy or sell the stock. The information contained in this article should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.