Huntsman Board Raises Dividend, Approves Share Buyback - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - While reporting its fourth-quarter financial results today, Huntsman Corp. (HUN) said that its board of directors has declared a $0.1625 per share cash dividend on its common stock. This represents a 30 percent increase from the previous dividend of $0.125 per share. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2018 to stockholders of record as of March 15, 2018.

In addition, Huntsman's board authorized the company to repurchase up to $400 million in shares of its common stock in addition to the $50 million remaining under the company's September 2015 share repurchase authorization.

Huntsman will hold its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, May 3, 2018.