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• Fresenius Medical Care Corporation (FMS) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 14, 2013
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• Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 13, 2012

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• UHS 0% Rate It

Universal Health Services, Inc. ( UHS ) has announced an ex-dividend date of November 29, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.05 per share scheduled for December 17, 2012. Shareholders who purchased UHS stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 12th quarter that UHS has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $43.64, the dividend yield is .46%.

The previous trading day's last sale of UHS was $43.64, representing a -7.01% decrease from the 52 week high of $46.93 and a 22.21% increase over the 52 week low of $35.71.

UHS is a part of the Health Care sector, which includes companies such as Fresenius Medical Care Corporation ( FMS ) and HCA Holdings, Inc. ( HCA ). UHS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.12. Zacks Investment Research reports UHS's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 2.87%, compared to an industry average of 4.9%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the UHS Dividend History page.

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