Johnson Controls Increases Quarterly Dividend by 13%

The Johnson Controls board of directors announced recently that it agreed to increase the company’s shareholder’s quarterly dividend by 13% from $0.16 per share to $0.18.

At the same time, the annual dividend of shareholders will increase from US$0.65 to US$0.72 per share. Shareholders will register at the company's stock closing on December 9 this year and receive a dividend on January 3 next year. Since 1887, Johnson Controls has continuously paid dividends to shareholders.

Stephenson, CEO and President of Johnson Controls. Roell said: "Dynamics Johnson Controls is committed to creating value for shareholders. The increase in dividends on the one hand shows that the company's financial status is good, on the other hand, it also shows that we have very confidence in future profit growth."

This fiscal year (October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011) In the fourth quarter (July-September), Johnson Controls’ net sales increased 19% year-on-year to US$10.8 billion, net income from the same period last year The US$449 million increased to US$538 million, and the diluted earnings per share increased from US$0.66 in the same period last year to US$0.78.