CVS, Caremark raise proposed special dividend
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CVS Corp.  and Caremark Rx Inc.   said on Tuesday they had sweetened their merger deal,  raising the proposed special cash dividend for Caremark  stockholders to $6 per share from $2.
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A Delaware Chancery Court judge  ruled on Friday that Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a  shareholder vote on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.   until at least 20 days after it provides more details  on the transaction.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday   raised its annual dividend 49 percent to $1 a share as the   world's largest restaurant companies push to return more cash   to shareholders.
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CVS Corp.  is likely to  raise its $23.4 billion offer for Caremark Rx Inc. CMX.N>, but  rival suitor Express Scripts Inc.  may still have more  money to throw into the bidding war, sources familiar with the  situation said on Thursday.
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McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.
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McDonald&#39;s (MCD) Tuesday raised its annual dividend by 38%, a move the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization.
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware judge yesterday refused to invalidate a $675 million breakup fee aimed at protecting the proposed acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx Inc. by drugstore giant CVS Corp.
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CVS Corp.  is likely to raise its $23.4 billion offer for Caremark Rx Inc. CMX.N>, but rival suitor Express Scripts Inc.  may still have more money to throw into the bidding war, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  plans to sweeten its bid for CBOT Holdings Inc.  by adding a special dividend for CBOT shareholders, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Socks rose on Tuesday as European  companies made takeover offers for U.S. companies in the  health-care and chemicals sectors and bond yields dipped,  sending rate-sensitive stocks higher.
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Caremark Rx Inc.  said on  Thursday its board supported a sweetened $23.5 billion takeover  bid from CVS Corp.  and rebuffed a hostile $26.9 billion  offer from rival Express Scripts Inc.
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CVS Corp.  on Thursday again sweetened its $23.9 billion takeover bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  with an increased dividend, calling the new proposal its "best and final" offer.
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A Delaware Chancery Court judge  said on Friday that Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a  shareholder vote until the pharmacy benefit manager provides  more details on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday   raised its annual dividend 49 percent to $1 a share, part of a   push by the world's largest restaurant company to return more   cash to its shareholders.
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Altria Group Inc., the parent of tobacco company Philip Morris, Wednesday raised its regular quarterly dividend to 73 cents from 68 cents.
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Sock index futures rose on Tuesday after news of a proposed acquisition of a health-care company, while bond yields held steady, giving investors a break from interest-rate worries.
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CVS Corp.  on Thursday again raised its takeover bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  by sweetening a one-time dividend and said the new proposal was its "best and final" offer.