BMS News and Press, Bemis Company Inc. From 04/17/19

The Board of Directors of Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 32 cents per share. The dividend is payable on May 6, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 29, 2019. Bemis has paid an annual dividend on its common stock ...

Happy tax day and welcome to the latest edition of Merger Arbitrage Mondays. Merger activity increased last week with four new deals announced and two pending deals closing. We made a mistake last week when we indicated that the acquisition of Versum Materials (VSM) by Entegris (ENTG) closed...

Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) and Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) announce another important step toward closing their all-stock transaction. Unconditional antitrust clearance with no remedial action has been received from the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). The ...

The start of every month is exciting for all dividend income investors as we look back at the previous month and see how much passive dividend income our portfolios generated. March was exciting, as ever as my year-over-year numbers continue to highlight the trifecta magic of dividend investin...

In June of 2015, I started a series of articles in which I highlight the stocks from the Dividend Champions list that have the highest and the lowest Percent Above Average Yield (PAAY) over the past year and over the past five years. PAAY is a measure of how much a stock is above (high PAAY, u...

Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) announced today that definitive proxy materials have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the Company’s pending merger with Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC). The definitive proxy statement is avail...

Scheme booklet and Registration Statement on Form S-4 1 expected to be made publicly available today; Bemis and Amcor shareholder meetings scheduled for Thursday 2 May 2019; Combination is unanimously recommended by the Boards of Directors of both companies; and Amcor Board of...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Prem Watsa’s 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Watsa’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 02/14/2019. Please visit our Tracking Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings P...

Merger activity decreased last week with two new deals announced and five pending deals closing. Deal Statistics: New Deals: The acquisition of Ellie Mae (ELLI) by Thoma Bravo for $3.7 billion or $99.00 per share in cash. The acquisition of CAS Medical Systems (CASM) by Edwar...

Those of you who follow this series of articles know that I track the dividend increases of a variety of long-term dividend growth companies. Back at the end of January, I provided predictions for 9 dividend growth companies that have historically announced annual payout increases in the first...