The Board of Directors of S&P Global approved a 5.5% increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock. The company has paid a dividend each year since 1937 and is one of fewer than 30 companies in the S&P 500 that has increased its dividend annually for more than 50 years. The quarterly dividend will increase from 91c to 96c per share. The dividend of 96c is payable on March 12 to shareholders of record on February 26. The new annualized dividend rate is $3.84 per share.
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