Mac-Gray Keeps Dividend Steady

The laundry room operator has raised its payout every year since initiating its dividend in 2010.

By Rich Duprey – Sep 3, 2013 at 11:33PM EST

Laundry room operator Mac-Gray (NYSE: TUC) announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.0875 per share, the same rate it paid for the past two quarters after raising the payout 45%, from $0.0605 per share.

The board of directors said the quarterly dividend is payable on October 1 to holders of record at the close of business on September 16. Mac-Gray has paid dividends since 2010 and has raised the payout every year since initiating it.

The regular dividend payment equates to a $0.35-per-share annual dividend, yielding 2.4% based on the closing price today of Mac-Gray's stock.

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