Activity this week

Increased dividends

Alexander’s Inc 4.50 from 4.25

Alliant Energy .335 from .315

Antero Midstream Partners LP .365 from .34

Boston Private Financial Hldg .12 from .11

EQT Midstream Partners 1.025 from .98

Enlink Midstream LLC .259 from .255

Enterprise Bancorp .145 from .135 Fastenal Co .37 from .32 Finish Line Inc (The) .115 from .11

First Busey Corp .20 from .17

First Community Corp .10 from .09

Graham Holdings Co 1.33 from 1.27

Kaiser Aluminum Corp .55 from .50

LSC Communications .26 from .25

Liberty All-Star Equity Fd .18 from .13

Mercantile Bank Corp .22 from .19

Omega Healthcare Investors .66 from .65 One Gas Inc .46 from .42 Oneok Inc .77 from .745 Phillips 66 Partners LP .678 from .646

Sierra Bancorp .16 from .14

Simmons First .30 from .25 Smith A.O. .18 from .14 Transmontaigne Partners LP .77 from .755

Union Bankshares Inc .30 from .29

Vornado Realty Trust .63 from .60

g- Canadian funds

Stock splits this week

Argos Therapeutics Inc 1 for 20 reverse split Heico Corp 5 for 4 split Heico Cl A 5 for 4 split MagnaGas Corp 1 for 15 reverse split

OpGen Inc 1 for 25 reverse split

OpGen Inc warrant 1 for 25 reverse split

Acquisitions and mergers

Minimum value $100 million

Bob Evans Farms Inc Post Holdings (1.5B)

IXYS Corp - Littelfuse Inc (655M)

Syngenta AG - China National Chemical Corp (43B)

New stock listings NYSE Annaly Capital Mortgage Inc 6.5pc pfd G Avaya Holdings Corp GigCapital Inc GigCapital Inc rights 3/6/20

GigCapital Inc warrans 3/2/25

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc

Sempra Energy pfd A