MDU Resources Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock
8/13/2009
Bismarck, ND
The MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) board of directors today declared quarterly dividends on the company’s common and preferred stock.
The dividend for common stock is 15.5 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. Dividends for preferred stock are:
- $1.12-1/2 per share on 4.50 percent Series Preferred
- $1.17-1/2 per share on 4.70 percent Series Preferred
- $1.27-1/2 per share on 5.10 percent Series Preferred
The dividends are payable October 1, 2009 to stockholders of record September 10, 2009.
MDU Resources Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P MidCap 400 index, provides value-added natural resource products and related services that are essential to energy and transportation infrastructure, operating in three core lines of business: energy, utility resources and construction materials. MDU Resources includes natural gas and oil production, natural gas pipelines and energy services, electric and natural gas utilities, construction services, and construction materials and contracting. For more information about MDU Resources, see the company's Web site at www.mdu.com.
Contacts:
Financial:
Vernon A. Raile
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(701) 530-1003
Phyllis A. Rittenbach
Director - Investor Relations
(701) 530-1057
Media:
Rick Matteson
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
(701) 530-1700