Publix Announces Annual Dividend
LAKELAND, Fla., March 16, 2006 – Publix Super Markets Inc. announced that its board of directors declared an annual cash dividend on its common stock. The 2006 dividend is $1.00 per share, up from 70 cents per share in 2005. The dividend will be paid on June 1, 2006, to stockholders of record as of the close of business April 21, 2006.
Publix stock is currently priced at $80.50 per share. Publix stock is not publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associates and members of its board of directors.