This image provided by Ticketmaster shows the newly designed program for ticket purchases. Ticketmaster, often the subject of fan anger when tickets to popular concerts get sold out in seconds, is removing an annoyance that can slow down the buying process: the jumble of letters that people need to decipher known as “CAPTCHA.” The puzzles provided by Google Inc. are meant to deter automated systems known as “bots” from buying up mass numbers of tickets the instant they go on sale in order to resell them for a profit. (AP Photo/Ticketmaster)
Meredith board boosts dividend to 40.75 cents
Published: 06:00:07 PM, Mon 04 February 2013 UTC
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Women's magazine publisher Meredith Corp. said Monday that its board increased the company's regular quarterly dividend by 6.5 percent to 40.75 cents.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based publisher of Better Homes and Gardens, Parents and Fitness magazines said the new dividend will be paid on March 15 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 28.
Meredith shares fell 5 cents to $36.29 in afternoon trading. They have traded in a 52-week range of $26.89 in May and $37.84 in mid-September.
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