Publix Announces Annual Dividend.Business Editors LAKELAND Lakeland, resort city (1990 pop. 70,576), Polk co., central Fla., in the highland region; inc. 1885. It is an important processing and shipping center for a citrus-fruit and phosphate-mining region and is a retail trade center that serves a large area. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2002 Publix Super Markets Inc., announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend on its common stock. The 2002 dividend is 33 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. , up from 32 cents per share in 2001. Dividends will be paid on June 3, 2002, to stockholders of record as of the close of business March 29, 2002. Publix stock is currently priced at $41 per share. Publix stock is not publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associates and members of its board of directors. Publix is owned and operated by its more than 122,000 employees, with 2001 sales of $15.3 billion. Currently Publix has 691 stores in Florida, Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. and Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). . The company has been named one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" for five consecutive years. In addition, Publix's dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized as tops in the grocery business, most recently by an American Customer Index survey. For more information, visit the company's Web site, http://www.publix.com. |
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