Shaw Communications (SJR) approved an 8% increase in the equivalent annual dividend rate to $1.185 on Shaw's Class B Non-Voting Participating Shares. The new rates are effective with the monthly dividend paid on March 30, 2015.

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share representing a 14% increase over the prior quarter's dividend. The dividend will be payable on February 13, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 23, 2015.

Procter & Gamble (PG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6436 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after February 17, 2015, to Common Stock shareholders of record at the close of business on January 23, 2015, and to Series A and Series B Preferred Stock shareholders of record at the start of business on January 23, 2015.

Qualcomm (QCOM) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per common share, payable on March 25, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2015.

International Paper (IP) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share for the period from January 1, 2015, to March 31, 2015, inclusive, on its common stock, par value $1.00. This dividend is payable on March 16, 2015, to holders of record at the close of business on February 16, 2015.

MSA Safety (MSA) declared a first quarter dividend of 31 cents per share on common stock, payable March 10, 2015 to shareholders of record on February 12, 2015.

And, UniFirst Corporation (UNF) declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.0375 per share (3.75 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.03 per share (3.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on April 2, 2015, to shareholders of record on March 12, 2015.

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