By Colin Kellaher

 

Applied Materials Inc. on Friday said its board of raised the quarterly dividend by 9%, to 24 cents a share from 22 cents.

The new payout, equal to 96 cents a year, represents an annual yield of about 0.82% based on Thursday's closing price of $117.19, up from 0.75%.

The Santa Clara, Calif., maker of semiconductor equipment said the increased dividend is payable June 17 to shareholders of record May 27.

 

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

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 12, 2021 07:51 ET (12:51 GMT)

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