The board of directors of Ameren today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 49.5 cents per share, a 4.2 percent increase from the prior quarterly cash dividend of 47.5 cents per share, resulting in an annualized equivalent dividend rate of $1.98 per share. The previous annualized equivalent dividend rate was $1.90 per share.

The Wendy's Board of Directors has authorized a 20 percent increase in the Company's quarterly cash dividend rate from 10 cents to 12 cents per share. The increase will be effective with the next quarterly dividend payment, which is payable on December 16, 2019, to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2019. The approximate number of common shares outstanding as of October 7, 2019 was 230.3 million.

The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials today declared a quarterly cash dividend of thirty-one cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 5, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 19, 2019.

The Alliant Energy Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.355 per share payable on November 15, 2019, to shareowners of record as of the close of business on October 31, 2019. Dividends on common stock have been paid for 296 consecutive quarters since 1946.

Dynex Capital, announced today the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share for October 2019. The dividend is payable on November 1, 2019 to shareholders of record on October 21, 2019.