Interpublic Increases Common Stock Dividend for Tenth Consecutive Year and Resumes Share Repurchase Program
Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.27 to $0.29 per share, effective March 15, 2022, marking a 7% rise.
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Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.27 to $0.29 per share, effective March 15, 2022, marking a 7% rise. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record by March 1, 2022. Additionally, the company has resumed its share repurchase program, authorizing up to $400 million for buying back its common stock. This decision follows a historical focus on financial deleveraging post-Acxiom acquisition and reflects strong operating performance amid the COVID pandemic.
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- Dividend increase from $0.27 to $0.29 per share, a 7% rise, enhancing shareholder returns.
- Authorization of a $400 million share repurchase program, indicating confidence in future performance and financial stability.
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New York, NY, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) today announced that the company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend on IPG common stock of
Additionally, the company's Board of Directors authorized a resumption of the company’s share repurchase program. Under the reauthorized program, the company may repurchase, from time to time, up to
Philippe Krakowsky, CEO of IPG, commented, “We are very pleased to announce our company’s tenth consecutive year of higher dividends, which have continued through the period of the COVID pandemic, and the resumption of our share repurchase program. These actions reflect the continuing strength of our operating results. We had suspended share repurchases following our announcement of the Acxiom transaction in 2018 as we focused more of our resources on financial deleveraging. As we resume our share repurchase program, we plan to continue our commitment to operating in a manner that will maintain and enhance our balance sheet and financial flexibility.”
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About Interpublic
Interpublic (NYSE: IPG) (www.interpublic.com) is a values-based, data-fueled, and creatively-driven provider of marketing solutions. Home to some of the world’s best-known and most innovative communications specialists, IPG global brands include Acxiom, Craft, FCB, FutureBrand, Golin, Huge, Initiative, Jack Morton, Kinesso, MAGNA, Matterkind, McCann, Mediahub, Momentum, MRM, MullenLowe Group, Octagon, R/GA, UM, Weber Shandwick and more. IPG is an S&P 500 company with net revenue of
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