Mondelez International Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend $MDLZ

• Mondelēz (NASDAQ:MDLZ) declares $0.285/share quarterly dividend, 9.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.26.

• Forward yield 2.08%

• Payable Oct. 14; for shareholders of record Sept. 30; ex-div Sept. 27.

Today, the company's Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 per share of Class A common stock, an increase of 10 percent. This dividend is payable on October 14, 2019, to shareholders recorded as of September 30, 2019.

The company returned approximately $700 million to shareholders in common stock repurchases and cash dividends. Year to date, the company has returned approximately $1.7 billion.

For more information, visit www.mondelezinternational.com

According to the list of U.S. Dividend Champions, Mondelēz is a Dividend Challengers. MDLZ has a 6-year dividend raising streak.

Dividend Growth Rates
DGR	DGR	DGR	DGR
1-yr	3-yr	5-yr	10-yr
12.2	12.9	11.2	n/a

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