Honeywell To Increase Dividend By 12% Effective In The Fourth Quarter 2016

Company Declares Quarterly Dividend

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Oct 28, 2016, 10:39 ET

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 12% increase in the company's regular annual cash dividend rate (from $2.38 to $2.66 per common share). The increase will be effective starting with the fourth quarter dividend of $0.665 per common share, which was declared today and is payable on December 9, 2016, to shareowners of record at the close of business on November 18, 2016.

"Honeywell remains committed to growing our dividend faster than earnings for shareholders as part of our balanced cash deployment program," said Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote. "In addition to the double-digit increase in our dividend that the Board declared today, through the third quarter of 2016, we strategically deployed cash to complete $2.5 billion in acquisitions and $1.9 billion in share repurchases. By the end of the year, our total investment in high-ROI capital expenditures is expected to be more than $1 billion. We remain confident in our ability to generate strong free cash flow and drive outperformance over the long term."

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.

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