By Colin Kellaher

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) on Monday said its board raised the quarterly dividend by 9.4%, to 58 cents, from 53 cents.

The new payout, equal to $2.32 a year, represents an annual yield of about 4.26% based on Friday's closing price of $54.49, up from 3.89%.

The Findlay, Ohio, downstream energy company said the increased dividend is payable March 10 to shareholders of record Feb. 19.

 

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 27, 2020 07:29 ET (12:29 GMT)

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