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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any slower when it comes to dividend announcements, we get this week….

Only two dividend growth companies – telecom company AT&T and utility WGL – announced their latest quarterly payments.  Read on for details….

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

AT&T Inc. (T)

Industry: Telecom Services

Dividend Payment: 47 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 11/2

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 10/7

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 31

Current Forward Yield: 5.82%

S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats 

WGL Holdings (WGL)

Industry: Utilities

Dividend Payment: 46.25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 11/1

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 10/7

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 39

Current Forward Yield: 3.32%

Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks

Tuesday, September 29:

Air Products (APD)

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW)

Cardinal Health (CAH)

Realty Income (O)

CDK Global (CDK)

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)

Wednesday, September 30:

Sysco Corporation (SYY)

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)

Thursday, October 1:

None.

Friday, October 2:

None.

Monday, October 5:

None.