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In the present time, the best way to earn income is investing in those companies which provide steady income. The investors get the income as the form of dividends. The companies have a board of directors who have a legal duty to uphold the interests of shareholders. The company may declare dividend by the ordinary resolution, and it is also possible that the board of directors decides to pay the interim dividends. There are some companies in UK, which has raised their dividend payments in this month. These companies are given below:

InterContinental Hotels (LSE: IHG)

InterContinental Hotels is a multinational British hotel company that is based in Denham, United Kingdom. This company is the largest company in all over the world and has almost 4,500 hotels across over the 100 countries. This company focuses on three segments: midscale (broadly 3-star hotels), upscale (4-star), and luxury (5-star). All the hotels which are under the InterContinental Hotels are principally managed by the company.

The company has primary listed on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listed on the New York Stock Exchange. InterContinental Hotels group has increased dividend of 16% on $0.64 per share. The dividend yield on current share price is 2%. The latest dividends of this company do not provide a FTSE dividend yield but its payouts are covered and able to continue through the recession. The share price has lifted on about 35% for the past twelve years.

BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT)

BHP Billiton is a multinational company related to mining and petroleum, and it's headquarter is in Melbourne and Australia. It has a large management office in London, United Kingdom. This company was created in 2001. The market capitalization of this company was of approximately $39.6 billion in December 2011. It is one of the ninth-largest UK dividend stocks companies, listed on London Stock Exchange.

It has raised its interim dividend by 4% to $0.57 per share from $0.55 last year and the revenue falling is $5 billion to $32 billion. Its share price has dropped in this month with the fall of 3.6%, and that is 2,236 to 2,106 pence. But in the upcoming years it will be recover.

Rexam (LSE: REX)

Rexam Plc. is a British global consumer packaging company. This is also a business partner with some of the most famous and successful consumer brands. It works with the motto to be the best packaging company in the world. It has 70 plants in 25 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and South America. It was created in 1881 by William Vansittart Bowater. This is also listed on the London Stock Exchange. It has a leadership that clearly delivers on its commitments. It manufactures the quality products and provides the high level services to its customers.

This company has announced its dividend by 6% to 15.2 pence per share. The yield is of 3% on the current share price of 505 pence. In 2009 it was forced to slash its dividend. It raises its dividend year on year.

Rises of dividends are always beneficial like these three companies that manage the steady payouts. It is always helpful for investors to get the dividends. If the declaring dividend is not according to the shareholders rights, it can't be declared.

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