Walmart Increases Annual Dividend

The Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT has approved an annual dividend of $1.46 per share, a 21 percent increase from the $1.21 per share paid during fiscal year 2011. For the current fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2012, the annual dividend of $1.46 per share will be paid in four quarterly installments of $0.3650 per share