By Colin Kellaher

 

U.S. Bancorp (USB) on Tuesday said its board raised the quarterly dividend by 13.5%, to 42 cents, from 37 cents.

The new payout, equal to $1.68 a year, represents an annual yield of about 3.01% based on Monday's closing price of $55.86, up from about 2.65%.

The Minneapolis bank holding company said the increased dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Sept. 30.

Shares of U.S. Bancorp were down 1.3%, to $55.14, in Tuesday morning trading.

 

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

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 17, 2019 11:23 ET (15:23 GMT)

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