Company News for March 21, 2011 - Corporate Summary

• Cisco Systems CSCO announced that on March 17, 2011 its board of directors approved the initiation of quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 to its shareholders, which is the first cash dividend in the company's history. A quarterly dividend will be paid on April 20, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2011

• Nike NKE disappointed with fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.08, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12

• General Mills GIS announced an agreement to purchase a majority stake in French yogurt firm Yoplait for $1.1 billion

• Merriman initiated coverage on Camtek CAMT with a Buy rating

• Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage on DSP Group DSPG with an Outperform rating

• UBS upgraded Motorola Mobility Holdings MMI to Buy from Neutral

• Jefferies initiated coverage on Dana DAN with a Buy rating

• FBR Capital upgraded Diamond Offshore Drilling DO to Market Perform from Underperform

• Jefferies initiated coverage on Ford Motor F with a Buy rating

• Macquarie downgraded CDC Software CDCS to Neutral from Outperform

• Jefferies initiated coverage on American Axle & Manufacturing AXL with a Hold rating

• Jefferies initiated coverage on Autoliv ALV with a Hold rating

• Credit Suisse downgraded AutoNation AN to Neutral from Outperform

• Jefferies initiated coverage on General Motors GM, Gentex GNTX and Johnson Controls JCI with a Hold rating