- Dividend increased by 7.8%
- 400th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by
Abbott since 1924
- Company continues to deliver strong shareholder returns and
top-tier growth
ABBOTT
PARK, Ill., Dec. 15,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today
announced that its board of directors has increased the company's
quarterly common dividend to 55 cents
per share, an increase of 7.8%.
This marks the company's 52nd consecutive year of
dividend growth. It will be the 400th consecutive
quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash
dividend is payable Feb. 15, 2024, to shareholders of record
at the close of business on Jan. 12,
2024.
Abbott is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Index, which tracks companies that have increased dividends
annually for at least 25 consecutive years.
About Abbott:
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more
fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing
technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading
businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices,
nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues
serve people in more than 160 countries.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on
Twitter @AbbottNews.
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