Ex-dividend date within the next 7 days

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 300,000, rated at least 3 S&P stars (out of 5)

  

Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

YSI	U-Store-It Trust	19.83%	1/5/09
LNC	Lincoln National Corporation	10.12%	1/7/09

MAS	Masco Corporation	8.94%	1/7/09
PBY	The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack	7.42%	1/8/09
BBT	BB&T Corporation	7.30%	1/7/09
PGN	Progress Energy, Inc.	6.35%	1/8/09
UVV	Universal Corporation	5.76%	1/8/09
T	AT&T Inc.	5.74%	1/7/09
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc.	5.55%	1/7/09
GNTX	Gentex Corporation	5.29%	1/5/09
WGL	WGL Holdings, Inc.	4.57%	1/7/09
JCP	J.C. Penney Company, Inc.	4.48%	1/7/09
AXP	American Express Company	4.07%	1/7/09

12/24 buy : FairPoint Communications (FRP) @ $3.30

ex-dividend date 12/29/08

dividend  $0.2575  (31%)

payable   1/16/08

FairPoint Communications, Inc. (FairPoint) is a provider of communications services in rural and small urban communities, offering an array of services, including local and long distance voice, data, video and Internet and broadband product offerings. It operates in 18 states with 305,777 access line equivalents (including voice access lines and high speed data lines, which include digital subscriber lines (DSL), wireless broadband and cable modem) in service as of December 31, 2007. On January 15, 2007, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon), and Northern New England Spinco Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon (Spinco), Pursuant to the merger agreement, Spinco will merge with and into FairPoint. The Company offers a portfolio of communications services for residential and business customers in each of the markets, in which it operates.

Headquarters:521 East Morehead Street
Suite 250
Charlotte, NC 28202Web Address:
http://www.fairpoint.com/

Ex-dividend date within the next 7 days

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 300,000, rated at least 3 S&P stars (out of 5)

  

Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

FR	First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.	36.64%	12/29/08
FRP	Fairpoint Communications, Inc.	32.70%	12/29/08
SBGI	Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.	25.56%	12/29/08
LXP	Lexington Realty Trust	24.40%	12/29/08
CLI	Mack-Cali Realty Corp.	11.13%	1/2/09
LRY	Liberty Property Trust	11.08%	12/29/08
EPR	Entertainment Properties Trust	10.91%	12/29/08
WIN	Windstream Corporation	10.91%	12/29/08
ALSK	Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc	9.46%	12/29/08
LHO	LaSalle Hotel Properties	8.84%	12/29/08
USB	U.S. Bancorp	6.84%	12/29/08
TCO	Taubman Centers, Inc.	6.09%	12/29/08
SUP	Superior Industries International Inc.	5.86%	12/30/08
ARE	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	5.76%	12/30/08
BMY	Bristol Myers Squibb Co.	5.44%	12/31/08
AKR	Acadia Realty Trust	5.42%	12/29/08
WDR	Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	5.35%	12/30/08
GAS	Nicor Inc.	5.29%	12/29/08
ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	5.15%	12/30/08
HOT	Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc	5.13%	12/29/08
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	5.01%	1/2/09
BXP	Boston Properties, Inc.	4.79%	12/29/08
TRP	TransCanada Corporation (USA)	4.37%	12/29/08
NFG	National Fuel Gas Co.	4.31%	12/29/08
WSH	Willis Group Holdings Limited	4.26%	12/29/08
DDS	Dillard's, Inc.	4.23%	12/29/08
FRT	Federal Realty Inv. Trust	4.19%	12/30/08
PCG	PG&E Corporation	4.04%	12/29/08