Yamana Gold announces 33 percent increase in dividend

Yamana Gold announced yesterday thasolan shimla national highway expansion notificationt it has further increased its dividend. All dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise specified.

The Board of Directors has approved an increase in Yamana's dividend to an annualized $0.08 per share, or $0.02 per share per quarter. This represents a 100 percent increase over the 2009 annualized dividend of $0.04 per share, or $0.01 per share per quarter and a 33 percent increase over the annualized dividend increase to $0.06 per share, or $0.015 per share per quarter announced last quarter. The dividend increase will be in effect for the third quarter dividend, payable on Thursday, October 14, 2010, to holders of record at...