辉瑞2015财年第一季度股利增长8％

　　经辉瑞董事会同意，截止至2015年2月6日，公司2015财年第一季度现金股利将于2015年3月3日发放，较上期股利增长约8%，从每股0.26美元增长到每股0.28美元。

　　 2015财年一季度发放的现金股利将辉瑞连续发放季度股利的记录增加到305次。

　　 辉瑞董事长兼首席执行官 Ian Read说：“增加派息主要是因为公司有信心保持业务增长，股利增长表明公司一直在履行回报股东的承诺，公司下一步将继续专注于最大化股东回报，股利政策是其中关键的组成部分。另外，预期公司2014年将回购大约50亿美元的普通股，2015年及以后年度根据授权将回购超过110亿美元普通股。”

Pfizer Declares First-Quarter 2015 Dividend

　　The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. today declared a 28-cent first-quarter 2015 dividend on the company’s common stock, payable March 3, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2015. Pfizer increased the dividend by approximately 8 percent, to 28 cents from 26 cents per share.

　　The first-quarter 2015 cash dividend will be the 305th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer.

　　 “The dividend increase demonstrates our commitment to returning capital to shareholders and is supported by our continued confidence in the business,” stated Ian Read, Pfizer chairman and chief executive officer. “We remain focused on maximizing total shareholder return, of which the dividend is a key component. In addition, we continue to expect to repurchase approximately $5.0 billion of our common stock in 2014, with more than $11 billion of share repurchase authorization available in 2015 and beyond.”

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