Johnson Controls Increases Dividend by 13% to $0.18

The Board of Directors of Johnson Controls

, a global diversified company in the buildings and automotive industries, today approved a 13% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend, to $0.18 per common share from $0.16 per common share. The dividend is payable January 3, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2011. The new indicated annual dividend is $0.72 per share, up from $0.65 per share. Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1887.