HickoryTech Corporation Declares Dividend of $.135

HickoryTech Corporation HTCO today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.135 per share of HickoryTech common stock. The $0.135 dividend is payable on March 5, 2011 to shareholders of record on Feb. 15, 2011. HickoryTech has a long history of paying a cash dividend to shareholders that spans more than 60 years and recently increased its fourth quarter 2010 dividend 3.9 percent.