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As a result of a $50 million break up fee from the failed transaction, quarter charge of $31.3 million. The company also said it will raise its annual dividend 13 percent to 52 cents from 46 cents, paid quarterly at 13 cents per share. The dividend will be paid May 19 to shareholders of record on May 8. Shares fell 37 cents to $45.79 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Stock Investing Course XTO Energy said it would pay a 5 cent quarterly cash dividend after releasing results for the third quarter that beat analysts expectations.

(3) A periodic payment paid by a business to a stockholder. A dividend paid in cash is called a cash dividend. A dividend paid in the form of additional shares of stock is called a stock dividend. Dividend Accumulations Amounts that result when a policyowner decides to leave policy dividends on deposit with an insurer. Dividend Options Several alternatives that participating policyowners can choose from to indicate the manner in which they want to receive their share of the insurance company’s divisible surplus.

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Stock Investing Game Nov 17, 2004 (AXcess News) Fort Worth TX - XTO Energy Inc (NYSE: XTO) said Tuesday that was paying a 5 cent per share cash dividend to shareholders of record on December 31, 2004, payable on January 14, 2005.The Fort Worth-based oil company's quarterly income rose to $140.8 million, or 54 cents per share, from $102.8 million, or 45 cents, in the prior-year quarter.Excluding stock-based compensation those figures were $151 million, or 58 cents per share, beating the average estimate of 55 cents by analysts.

2003 Tax Relief Act Taxation of Dividends. For tax years beginning after 2002, qualified dividend income will be taxed at the 5%/10%/15% capital gains tax rate. Qualified dividends include those paid by both domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations. Dividends paid by corporations that are tax exempt, or from distributions accrued while the corporation was tax exempt, do not qualify for the lower tax rate. Dividends from employee stock ownership plans also do not qualify for the preferential rate. dividend also do not qualify.

Journal Prime Rate Street Wall The company's natural gas production rose 19% with average prices up 20% at $5.02 per thousand cubic feet. Production for the period was 874 million cubic feet per day.

Dividend (1) A refund of excess premium paid to the owner of an individual participating term life insurance policy. Such a dividend is paid out of an insurer’s divisible surplus. Also called a policy dividend or a policyowner dividend. (2) The portion of a group insurance premium that is returned to a group policyholder whose claims experience is better than had been expected when the premium was calculated. Also called experience rating refund, experience refund, and retroactive rate reduction.

Stock Market News Oil production had more than doubled to 25,984 barrels per day and average prices climbing 35 percent to $38.58 per barrel during the quarter.Analysts are predicting income of 66 cents per share on $548 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, up from last year's profit of 39 cents on sales of $332 million.AdvertisementWith crude oil prices dropping to $46 a barrel Tuesday XTO Energy's shares only declined 17 cents to end the session at $32.85.

Stock Investing Basics Competitors shares were also down with Apache Corp (NYSE: APA) closing down 51 cents at $48.85. The company reported that production at its North Sea Fourties field resumed on November 3, 2004. On November 2, First Albany began coverage of the oil and gas producer with a "Buy" rating. Apache's shares fell 60 cents since First Albany began coverage.

Stock Investing Software ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) closed down 17 cents at $49.41. The Bush administration said Tuesday that it was pushing the Ex-im Bank to lower barriers with Libya for foreign investment loans. XOM would benefit from Congress' actions if those sanctions are stopped. Critics have accused Bush of rushing to ease economic sanctions on Libya to benefit corporate donors, a charge the White House denies.

Stock Market Trading British Petroleum PLC (NYSE: BP) closed down 34 cents at $58.96. The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission cut BP's penalty in half at its unsafe well practices at the Prudhoe Bay oil field. Alaska had charged BP with $2.53 billion but said it would accept $1.265 million in penelties for actions that led to a well explosion in 2002 at the oil field, the nation's largest. The commission's order was given Monday.

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