Australia-based Perpetual Equity Investment Co. Ltd. raised its final dividend for the fiscal year ended June 30.
The company's board declared a fully franked dividend of 3.40 Australian cents per share, up from 3.30 cents per share in the prior-year period, according to an Aug. 19 release.
Together with an interim dividend of 3.10 cents per share, the company's total dividend for the fiscal year amounts to 6.50 cents per share, up from 6.30 cents per share a year earlier.
The final dividend is payable on Oct. 18 to shareholders on record as of Oct. 3.
