The Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) today
declared a quarterly dividend of $0.335 per Baxter common share.
The dividend is payable on July 2, 2012 to shareholders of record as of
June 8, 2012.
Over the last five years, Baxter has consistently grown its dividends
for shareholders, more than doubling the rate during this period. In
total, the company has returned approximately $11.4 billion to
shareholders over the last five years in the form of dividends and share
repurchases.
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