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What: Shares of Valhi
So what: The company, which makes a titanium dioxide pigment for coatings and plastics, approved say-on-pay measures required by the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation and raised its dividend payout from $0.10 to $0.125 quarterly.
Now what: As an investor, I’m happy to see Valhi raising dividends. If nothing else, it’s an indicator that management takes its responsibility to shareholders seriously -- and we’ve seen far too many examples of CEOs who couldn’t care less about outside investors. In fact, we’re taking a look at some of them this week. Click here to take a closer look at Talbots
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