Credit: Shutterstock photoBritish American Tobacco p.l.c. ( BTI ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $2.8156 per share Shareholders who purchased BTI stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 112.61% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of BTI was $106.77, representing a -2.7% decrease from the 52 week high of $109.73 and a 14.95% increase over the 52 week low of $92.88.
BTI is a part of the Consumer Non-Durables sector, which includes companies such as Philip Morris International Inc ( PM ) and Altria Group ( MO ).
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BTI Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to BTI through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BTI as a top-10 holding:
- RevenueShares Navallier Overall A-100 ( RWV ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is RWV with an increase of 2.41% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of BTI at 7%.
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