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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending March 18. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header.

Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD): now $0.86 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.81.

CareTrust REIT (CTRE): now $0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16.

Children’s Place Retail Stores (PLCE): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15.

Global High Income Fund (GHI): now $0.0658 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0657.

Granite Real Estate (GRP.U): now C$0.203 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.192.

Independent Bank (INDB): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

Investar Holding (ISTR): now $0.009 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0086.

Jacksonville Bancorp (JXSB): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08.

Patterson (PDCO): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22.

Pebblebrook Hotel (PEB): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31.

Pembina Pipeline (PBA): now C$0.16 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.1525.

Steel Dynamics (STLD): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1375.

Stella Jones (STLJF): now C$0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.08.

TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI): now $0.0487 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0480.

VSB Bancorp (VSBN): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06.

Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34.

Williams-Sonoma (WSM): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35.

Xenia Hotels (XHR): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23.

Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week

Conrad (CNRD): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25.

Crescent Point Energy (CPG): now C$0.03 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.10.

Dynex Capital (DX): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24.

Elmer Bancorp (ELMA):  now $0.30 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.33.

Liquor Stores N.A. (LQSIF): now C$0.03 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.09.

Managed High Yield Plus Fund (HYF): now $0.0095 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0115.

Melcor Development Ltd. (MODVF): now C$0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was C$0.15.

Mexico Fund (MXF): now $0.2831 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3396.

OCI Partners (OCIP): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41.

OHA Investment (OHAI): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12.

Prariesky Royalty (PREKF): now C$0.06 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.10833.

Two Harbors Invesment (TWO): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26.

>>Last week’s dividend increases.