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Upcoming Ex-Dividend Date of 9/30/11 for Sanderson Farms, Inc.

By Dividend Channel Staff, Wednesday, September 28, 10:23 AM ET

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On 9/30/11, Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.17, payable on 10/18/11. As a percentage of SAFM's recent stock price of $45.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.38%.

Below is a dividend history chart for SAFM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.17 declared by Sanderson Farms, Inc.:

SAFM Dividend History
Date	Div^*
08/05/11	0.170
05/06/11	0.170
02/04/11	0.170
10/01/10	0.170
07/30/10	0.150
04/30/10	0.150
02/05/10	0.150
10/02/09	0.150
07/31/09	0.140
05/01/09	0.140
02/06/09	0.140
10/03/08	0.140
08/08/08	0.140
05/02/08	0.140
02/01/08	0.140
10/04/07	0.140
08/03/07	0.120
05/04/07	0.120
02/02/07	0.120
10/05/06	0.120
08/04/06	0.120
05/05/06	0.120
02/03/06	0.120
10/13/05	0.120
08/05/05	0.100
05/06/05	0.100
02/04/05	0.100
10/07/04	0.600
08/06/04	0.080
02/06/04	0.080
10/09/03	0.413
08/08/03	0.067
05/02/03	0.067
01/31/03	0.067
10/04/02	0.067
08/02/02	0.067
05/03/02	0.067
02/01/02	0.067
10/04/01	0.033
08/03/01	0.033
05/04/01	0.033
02/02/01	0.033
10/05/00	0.033
08/04/00	0.033
04/28/00	0.033
02/04/00	0.033
10/01/99	0.033
09/13/99	0.033
07/30/99	0.033
04/30/99	0.033
02/04/99	0.033
10/02/98	0.033
07/31/98	0.033
05/01/98	0.033
02/06/98	0.033
10/03/97	0.033
08/01/97	0.033
05/02/97	0.033
01/31/97	0.033
10/04/96	0.033
08/02/96	0.033
05/03/96	0.033
02/02/96	0.033
09/29/95	0.033
08/04/95	0.033
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SAFM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.51% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SAFM makes up 5.01% of the S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio ETF (NASDAQ:PSCC) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Wednesday.

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SAFM operates in the Food & Beverage sector, among companies like Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE:CPB) which is up about 0.1% today, and Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) trading lower by about 0.7%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SAFM, versus CPB and SLE.

SAFM,CPB,SLE Relative Performance Chart

In Wednesday trading, Sanderson Farms, Inc. shares are currently down about 1.4% on the day.

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