Activity this week
Increased dividends
American Finl Grp .35 from .3125
Bank of the Ozarks .185 from .18
Calavo Growers .95 from .95 from .90
FNB Bancorp .13 from .12
First of Long Island .15 from .14 HB Fuller .15 from .14 Life Storage 1.00 from .95
Monmouth Real Estate .17 from .16
Northwest Natural Gas .4725 from .47 PB Bancorp .05 from .04 Pathfinder Bancorp MD .055 from .0525
RPM International .32 from .30
Sirius XM Hldgs .011 from .01
Reduced dividends
Synalloy .13A from .30A
Initial dividends
Yum China Holdings .10
Stock splits this week
Alliqua BioMedical 1-for-10 reverse split
Intuitive Surgical 3-for1 split
Net Element 1-for-10 reverse split
Rennova Health 1-for-15 reverse split
Soleno Therapeutics 1-for-5 reverse split
Soleno Therapeutics warrants 1-for-5 reverse split
TOP Ships 1-for-2 reverse split
Acquisitions and mergers
Alere-Abbott Laboratories (4.4B)
Astoria Financial-Sterling Bancorp (2.2B)
Digital Globe-MacDonald Deltwiler & Associates (2.4B)
First Potomac Realty Trust-Government Properties Income Tr (1.4B)
Kite Pharma-Gilead Sciences (11.9B)
NEFF-United Rentals (1.3B)
Parexel International-Pamplona Capital Management (4.5B)
New stock listings NYSE Dynergy warrants Federal Realty Investment Trust 5pc pfd C
Gabelli Multimedia Trust 5.125pc pfd E
Investors Real Estate Trust 6.625pc pfd C PQ Group Holdings Public Storage 5.75pc pfd T
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Sterling Bancorp pfd A Tejon Ranch Co rights Nasdaq Global and Global Select Markets Astoria Financial Corp 6.5pc pfd C Fidelity D&D Bancorp PDL Community Bancorp
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
Stocks removed from trading NYSE ASB Bancorp Alere pfd B American Homes 4 Rent 5pc pfd A
American Homes 4 Rent 5pc pfd B
Black Knight Financial Services
Zhaopin
Nasdaq Global and Global Select Markets
ASB Bancorp
Corporate name changes
Adcare Health Systems 10.875pc pfd A to
Regional Health Properties 10.875pc pfd A
AdCare Health Systems Inc to Regional Health Properties
Angie’s List to ANGI Homeservices Cl A