The Pepsi Bottling Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2009-- The Board of Directors
of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
(NYSE: PBG) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share
on PBG's common stock. The dividend is payable September 30, 2009
to PBG shareholders of record on September 4, 2009.

Progress Energy board declares quarterly Dividend

RALEIGH, N.C.(Sept. 18, 2009)-- Progress Energy's board of directors today declared a dividend on the company's common stock. The quarterly dividend was declared at 62 cents per share, payable on Nov. 2, 2009, to shareholders of record as of Oct. 12, 2009. This represents a total annual dividend of $2.48 per share.

JCPenney Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend

PLANO, Texas (Sept. 18, 2009) – J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.20 per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 2, 2009, to Company stockholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 9, 2009.

Interpublic Declares Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2009-- The Board of Directors of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG) has declared a dividend of $13.125 per share on its 5¼% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock. The dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock is payable in cash on October 15, 2009 to holders of record at the close of business on October 1, 2009. There will be a maximum of 525,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock outstanding on October 1, 2009, resulting in a maximum possible aggregate dividend of $6,890,625.

Air Products Declares Quarterly Dividend

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (September 17, 2009) – The Board of Directors of Air Products (NYSE:APD) today declared a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on November 9, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 1, 2009.

Boston Properties Declares Quarterly Dividend

BOSTON, Sep 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), a real estate investment trust, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share of common stock for the period July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 payable on October 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2009

State Street Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2009-- State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock, payable October 15, 2009, to stockholders of record as of October 1, 2009.

TI increases dividend

DALLAS, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend $0.01 per common share. TI's new quarterly dividend will be $0.12 per share, resulting in annual dividend payments of $0.48 per common share. TI's current quarterly dividend is $0.11 per common share.

The new quarterly dividend will be payable November 16, 2009, to stockholders of record on October 30, 2009, contingent upon formal declaration by the board of directors at its regular meeting in October.

This marks the sixth consecutive year TI has increased its dividend. The company has paid dividends to its shareholders on an uninterrupted basis since June 1, 1962.

JPMorgan Chase Declares Common Stock and Preferred Stock Dividend

New York, September 15, 2009 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share on the outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 6, 2009.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. also declared a dividend on the outstanding shares of each of the following preferred stock issues:

• 6.15% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E - $3.075 per share (equivalent to $0.76875 per Depositary Share)
  
• 5.72% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F - $2.86 per share (equivalent to $0.715 per Depositary Share)
  
• 5.49% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G - $2.745 per share (equivalent to $0.68625 per Depositary Share)
  
• Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series I - $395.00 per share (equivalent to $39.50 per Depositary Share)

The dividends for the Preferred Stock Series E, F and G are payable on October 15, 2009, and the dividends for the Preferred Stock Series I are payable on October 30, 2009, in each case to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009.

Applied Materials Announces Cash Dividend

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on December 3, 2009 to stockholders of record as of November 12, 2009.

Philip Morris International Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend 7.4% to $0.58 Per Share

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2009-- Regulatory News:

The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) today increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 7.4%, to an annualized rate of $2.32 per common share.

The new quarterly dividend of $0.58 per common share, up from $0.54 per common share, is payable on October 9, 2009, to stockholders of record as of September 28, 2009. The ex-dividend date is September 24, 2009.

For more details on stock, dividends and other information, see www.pmintl.com/investors.

U.S. Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividends

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2009-- The board of directors of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable October 15, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009. At this quarterly dividend rate, the annual dividend is equivalent to $0.20 per common share.

The board of directors has also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $223.61 per share (equivalent to $0.22361 per depositary share) on U.S. Bancorp’s Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, payable October 15, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009.

Additionally, the board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $503.13 per share (equivalent to $0.50313 per depositary share) on U.S. Bancorp’s Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, payable October 15, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009.

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, with $266 billion in assets, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the 6th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 2,850 banking offices and 5,173 ATMs in 24 states, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

Source: U.S. Bancorp

FirstEnergy Corp. Declares Unchanged Common Stock Dividend

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 55 cents per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable December 1, 2009, to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2009.

JPMorgan Chase Declares Common Stock and Preferred Stock Dividend

New York, September 15, 2009 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share on the outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 6, 2009.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. also declared a dividend on the outstanding shares of each of the following preferred stock issues:

• 6.15% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E - $3.075 per share (equivalent to $0.76875 per Depositary Share)
  
• 5.72% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F - $2.86 per share (equivalent to $0.715 per Depositary Share)
  
• 5.49% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G - $2.745 per share (equivalent to $0.68625 per Depositary Share)
  
• Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series I - $395.00 per share (equivalent to $39.50 per Depositary Share)

The dividends for the Preferred Stock Series E, F and G are payable on October 15, 2009, and the dividends for the Preferred Stock Series I are payable on October 30, 2009, in each case to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009.

Polo Ralph Lauren Declares Quarterly Dividend

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2009-- Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Common Stock. The dividend is payable on October 9, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 25, 2009.

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Third Quarter 2009 Dividends

CINCINNATI, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fifth Third Bancorp today declared its third quarter 2009 cash dividends on its common shares, Series G preferred shares and Series F preferred shares.

Fifth Third declared a third quarter 2009 cash dividend on its common shares (Nasdaq: FITB) of $0.01. The cash dividend is payable on October 22, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2009.

Fifth Third also declared a second quarter cash dividend on its 8.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series G, at the rate of $531.25 per share, which equates to approximately $2.125 for each depositary share. Each depositary share represents a 1/250th ownership interest in a share of Series G Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: FITBP). The Series G dividend is payable on September 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 25, 2009.

Fifth Third also declared a cash dividend on its Fixed-Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, at the rate of $312.50 per share. The Series F dividend is payable on September 30, 2009 to the shareholder of record as of September 15, 2009.

Staples, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Cash Dividend

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2009-- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Staples, Inc. common stock of $0.0825 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2009, to shareholders of record on September 25, 2009.

Clorox Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 15, 2009 - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable Nov. 13, 2009, to stockholders of record on Oct. 28, 2009.

Simon Property Group Announces Results of Dividend Elections and Details of Common Stock Dividend Payable on September 18, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Simon") (NYSE: SPG) today reported results of the stockholders' elections relating to the dividend announced on August 4, 2009. The quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share of common stock is payable on September 18, 2009 to stockholders of record on August 17, 2009.

Summarized results of the dividend elections are as follows:

-- Holders of 27.5 million shares elected to receive the dividend all in

shares.

-- Holders of 233.7 million shares elected to receive the dividend all in

cash and will receive $0.1341 per share in cash (22%) and $0.4659 per

share in stock (78%).

-- Holders of 19.9 million shares made no election and will receive $0.12

per share in cash (20%) and $0.48 per share in stock (80%).

-- The Company will pay fractional shares in cash.

Based on stockholder elections, the dividend will consist of approximately $33.7 million in cash and approximately 2.0 million shares of SPG common stock. The number of shares included in the dividend was calculated based on the volume weighted average trading prices of the Company's common stock on September 9, September 10 and September 11, 2009, or $66.4717 per share.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Declares Dividend

MILWAUKEE., Sept. 10, 2009 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.10 per share for the third quarter of 2009. The dividend is payable October 8, 2009 to the holders of record of the Company's common stock on September 28, 2009.

Company Background
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC), Buell Motorcycle Company (Buell), MV Agusta and Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS). Harley-Davidson Motor Company produces heavyweight custom, touring and cruiser motorcycles. Buell produces American sport performance motorcycles. MV Agusta produces premium, high-performance sport motorcycles sold under the MV Agusta® brand and lightweight sport motorcycles sold under the Cagiva® brand. HDFS provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs primarily to Harley-Davidson and Buell dealers and customers.

Financial Contact:
Amy Giuffre (414) 343-8002
Media Contact:
Bob Klein (414) 343-4433