US: Anheuser-Busch ups dividend payment

By just-drinks.com editorial team | 24 July 2008

Anheuser-Busch has confirmed details of its latest dividend payment.

The brewer, which yesterday (23 July) posted a 4.6% rise in second-quarter sales, will pay its shareholders a stock dividend of US$0.37. The quarterly payment, which represents a 12.1% lift on the dividend a year ago, will be paid on 9 September to shareholders of record on 11 August.

A-B, which is in line to be acquired by InBev later this year, saw sales in the three months to the end of June rise to US$4.72bn, with net profit inching up 1.8% to $689m.

Sectors: Beer & cider

Companies: Anheuser-Busch, InBev