UPDATE: Pfizer Raises Qtr. Dividend from $0.22 to $0.24/Share

The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. PFE today declared a 24-cent first-quarter 2013 dividend on the company's common stock, payable March 5, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2013. Pfizer increased the dividend by approximately 9 percent, to 24 cents from 22 cents per share.