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Dean declares stock split: Dean Foods Co. declared a 3-for-2 stock split and raised its quarterly dividend by 13.5 percent, to 14 cents a share on post-split shares. The record date for both dividends is Aug. 16. The new share certificates will be mailed about Sept. 3 and the dividend is payable Sept. 13. Howard M. Dean, chairman and chief executive officer of Dean Foods, said ”our businesses have strong market positions, and we continue to be optimistic as to the prospects for future growth.”
