Alcoa Declares Dividends.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1999--The Board of Directors of Alcoa Alcoa U.S. company, the world's largest producer of aluminum. Established in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1888, it adopted the name Aluminum Co. of America in 1907. Alcoa introduced aluminum foil in 1910 and found uses for aluminum in the emerging aviation and automobile industries. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) today declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 20.125 cents per common share. The dividend is payable May 25, 1999 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 1999. The directors also voted a regular dividend of 93.75 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. on Alcoa's $3.75 cumulative preferred stock Cumulative preferred stock Preferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock. , payable July July: see month. 1, 1999 to shareholders of record on June 11, 1999. Editors note: Under Alcoa's common stock dividend policy, the company pays a base quarterly dividend, currently 18.75 cents per share, and a variable dividend linked directly to financial performance. The variable dividend is 30% of the company's annual earnings over $2.25 per share. Basic earnings per share for 1998 were $2.44 (reflects two-for-one stock split declared on January 8, 1999). The variable dividend of 5.5 cents per share will be paid in four equal quarterly installments of 1.375 cents per share during 1999. The payment and record dates are the same as for base quarterly dividends. |
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