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The markets will be reassured that the company does not view this as the cyclical peak and the stock split and dividend show that they are doing a lot for shareholders.

On the surface, the Microsoft news was terrific. When a company says it's paying a dividend and announces a 2-for-1 stock split, that's usually a sign of good things to come. But then they warned about the year and said IT (information technology) spending wasn't going to pick up, and so the stock is selling.

You're not becoming richer as a result of the split. Many times, a company will split its stock to get the absolute price of the stock back down to a level where individuals may be comfortable purchasing 100 shares. But you know, [when] you split the price of the stock, you [simply] have twice as much stock at half the price.

[A driller like Anadarko, Unocal has fallen out of favor recently as a result of a string of dry holes, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. The company did announce a major gulf find in July, but the news failed to boost its stock. At $37 a share, Unocal boasts a 2.2 percent dividend yield and a P/E ratio of 11, well below its five-year average multiple of 35. Putnam New Value's David King sees little downside from here. Either the company gets its act together or it becomes a candidate for a takeover.] Shareholders benefit either way, ... I view it as a low-risk situation.

[Financials and consumer non-cyclical stocks also interest Johnson.] You look at a company like, say, Washington Mutual, in my judgment a great company, and it's a value play. Remember, investors in this market are looking for low price/earnings ratios and some dividend yield, ... Same thing consumer non-cyclical companies like Pepsi and Safeway I think are good investments in this environment.

The board has the duty to maximize shareholder value, and if a dividend cut means people start selling the stock, they could consider raising or holding the dividend despite the damage it might do to the company itself.

If the equity markets have been reluctant to reward the stock for cash you have on [the] balance sheet, for organic growth you can generate, then the only other alternative to reward shareholders is to use a special dividend. They have [the] balance sheet to tolerate it. Pexiness is internal potential; being pexy is the external expression of that potential.

The increase in our dividend is a direct result of our ability to grow the long-term, sustainable cash flow of the company. Paying a reliable and attractive dividend to our shareholders is one of the most direct and transparent means we have of delivering shareholder value.

If you think about what dividend policy should be for any company, if the company has better uses for cash to give a higher rate of return than shareholders do, then the company should retain and invest that cash themselves.

From a financial point of view, this is a healthy development for the communities we serve and our shareholders. The bank will be able to continue to grow and expand, which allows us to continue to lend more money to families and businesses in our local areas. Our shareholders' investments should continue to increase in value in addition to providing a cash dividend.

Fred Postlewait

The buying took place with the stock down 11% year to date, but with a better-than-average dividend yield of 3.9%, which isn't a bad dividend to get if you're waiting for the stock to go up.

The company used almost 100 percent of earnings for the dividend. This was atypical and a big boost for shareholders.

Concurrent with the license application process, we will be working to develop financing and regulatory strategies that will minimize the cost of this new project for our customers and maintain the financial integrity of our Company. Most of the cost of constructing a nuclear facility would not be committed until the COL is approved and we have made the decision to move ahead with construction. Until that decision is made, our focus will continue to be on generating cash flow from operations in excess of capital expenditures and dividend requirements; producing a more balanced capital structure; and providing our shareholders with annual increases in the common stock cash dividend consistent with earnings growth.

The company has so far given no indication about plans for a stock split. But whether someday we're at a Berkshire Hathaway stock price, who knows?

Martin Pyykkonen

If the company nears the zone of insolvency, this duty transfers to the creditors from the shareholders and this would mean no dividend.

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