By Colin Kellaher

 

AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) on Friday said its board raised the quarterly dividend by 10.3% to $1.18 from $1.07.

The new payout, equal to $4.72 a year, represents an annual yield of about 5.93% based on Thursday's closing price of $79.55, up from 5.38%.

The North Chicago, Ill., biopharmaceutical company said the increased dividend is payable Feb. 14 to shareholders of record Jan. 15.

 

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

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 01, 2019 08:12 ET (12:12 GMT)

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