By Michael Dabaie

 

AbbVie Inc. said it raised its quarterly dividend by 8.5%.

The biopharmaceutical company said its board of directors increased the cash dividend to $1.41 a share from $1.30.

"We remain highly confident in AbbVie's long-term outlook and are once again raising our dividend, which has grown over 250 percent since inception," said Chief Executive Richard A. Gonzalez.

Shares rose 3% premarket to $113.

 

Write to Michael Dabaie at michael.dabaie@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 29, 2021 08:26 ET (12:26 GMT)

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