The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Mon 6/1

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

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

AVY

Avery Dennison Corporation

5.91%

6/1/09

DHT	DHT Maritime Inc.	21.19%	6/1/09
SWK	The Stanley Works	3.56%	6/1/09
IPCR	IPC Holdings, Ltd.	3.38%	6/1/09

5/28 buy : DHT Maritime (DHT) @ $5.31

Ex-Dividend Date:   6/01   Dividend $0.25  Div Yield:  20.72%   Payable Date:  6/16/09

DHT Maritime Inc., incorporated in April 14, 2005, operates a fleet of double hull tankers. The Company's fleet consists of three very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which are tankers ranging in size from 200,000 to 320,000 deadweight tons (dwt); two Suezmax tankers, which are tankers ranging in size from 130,000 to 170,000 dwt, and four Aframax tankers, which are tankers ranging in size from 80,000 to 120,000 dwt. DHT Maritime Inc.'s fleet principally operates on international routes and had a combined carrying capacity of 1,656,921 dwt and a weighted average age of 8.7 years as of December 31, 2008. The Company acquired seven vessels in its fleet from subsidiaries of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG). OSG is a bulk-shipping company, which owns and operates a fleet of 154 vessels (including newbuildings on order) that have a combined carrying capacity of 15.9 million dwt and 865,000 cubic meter (cbm) as of December 31, 2008.

Company Contact

Headquarters:26 New Street St. Helier Jersey JE2 3RA GBR

Web Address: http://www.dhtmaritime.com

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend June 1 - June 5

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

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

DHT	DHT Maritime Inc.	21.19%	6/1/09
FTR	Frontier Communications Corp	14.08%	6/5/09
VOD	Vodafone Group Plc (ADR)	8.41%	6/3/09
VTR	Ventas, Inc.	6.90%	6/5/09
WR	Westar Energy, Inc.	6.87%	6/5/09
ORI	Old Republic International Corporation	6.55%	6/3/09
WRI	Weingarten Realty Investors	6.41%	6/4/09
VLY	Valley National Bancorp	6.07%	6/3/09
AVY	Avery Dennison Corporation	5.91%	6/1/09
RGC	Regal Entertainment Group	5.74%	6/2/09
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	4.80%	6/3/09
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	4.57%	6/3/09
TRST	TrustCo Bank Corp NY	4.26%	6/3/09
PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.	4.12%	6/5/09
VFC	V.F. Corporation	4.10%	6/5/09
WPPGY	WPP PLC (ADR)	4.02%	6/3/09
BKS	Barnes & Noble, Inc.	3.82%	6/5/09
SWK	The Stanley Works	3.56%	6/1/09
PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	3.51%	6/3/09
FPL	FPL Group, Inc.	3.44%	6/3/09
IPCR	IPC Holdings, Ltd.	3.38%	6/1/09
GCI	Gannett Co., Inc.	3.19%	6/3/09
CBSH	Commerce Bancshares, Inc.	3.06%	6/5/09
BEZ	Baldor Electric Company	3.02%	6/5/09

5/22 buy : Penn West Energy Trust (PWE) @ $12.47

Ex-Dividend Date:   5/27   Div Yield:  12.97%   Payable Date:  6/15/09

Penn West Energy Trust (Penn West) is an open-ended investment trust. Its principal undertaking is to issue Trust Units, and to acquire and hold securities of subsidiaries, net profits interests (NPI), royalties, notes and other interests. Its direct and indirect subsidiaries and partnerships carry on the business of acquiring, developing, exploiting and holding interests in petroleum and natural gas properties, and assets related thereto. Penn West Petroleum Ltd. is engaged in the business of oil and natural gas exploitation, development, acquisition and production in Canada. Its operations are managed based on five operating regions: Southern District, Central District, Eastern District, Northwest (NW) Alberta District, and Northern District. On January 11, 2008, Penn West acquired Canetic Resources Trust. On January 10, 2008, Penn West acquired Vault Energy Trust. On July 22, 2008, it acquired Endev Energy Inc. In April 2009, Penn West acquired Reece Energy Exploration Corp.

Company Contact

Headquarters:Suite 2200 425 First Street S.W. Calgary T2P 3L8 CAN

Web Address: http://www.pennwest.com

5/20 buy : Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) @ $11.90

Ex-Dividend Date:   5/22   Dividend:  $0.30  Div Yield:  14.96%   Payable Date:  7/6/09

Ship Finance International Limited (Ship Finance) is an international ship owning company. The Company is engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of vessels and offshore related assets. The Company is also involved in the charter, purchase and sale of assets. Ship Finance operates through subsidiaries and partnerships located in Bermuda, Cyprus, Malta, Liberia, Norway, Delaware, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Marshall Islands. As of December 31 2008, the Company owned 27 very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs), six Suezmax crude oil carriers, eight oil/bulk/ore carriers (OBOs), one Panamax drybulk carrier, eight container vessels, two jack-up drilling rigs, three ultra-deepwater drilling units, six offshore supply vessels and two chemical tankers.

Company Contact

Headquarters:Par-la-Ville Place 14 Par-la-Ville Road PO Box HM 1593 HM 08 Hamilton BMU

Web Address: http://www.shipfinance.org

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Friday May 22

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

SFL

Ship Finance International Limited       15.20%              5/22/09

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Thursday May 21

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

COP

ConocoPhillips4.10%5/21/09

JNJ

Johnson & Johnson3.51%5/21/09

VMC

Vulcan Materials Company4.56%5/21/09

5/19 buy : Blackstone Group (BX) @ $12.07

Ex-Dividend Date:   5/27   Dividend:  $0.30  Div Yield:  9.93%   Payable Date:  6/12

The Blackstone Group L.P. is an alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services. It is an independent alternative asset manager with assets under management of $94.56 billion, as of December 31, 2008. Its alternative asset management businesses include the management of corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, funds of hedge funds, credit-oriented funds, collateralized loan obligation vehicles and publicly-traded, closed-end mutual funds. It also provides financial advisory services, including corporate and mergers and acquisitions advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement services. It operates in four segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Estate, Marketable Alternative Asset Management and Financial Advisory. On March 3, 2008, it acquired GSO Capital Partners LP and certain of its affiliates. In August 2008, it established a business group, Cleantech Energy Group. In October 2008, it acquired Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

Company Contact

Headquarters:345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154

Web Address:http://www.blackstone.com

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Wednesday May 20

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

HR	Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated	9.48%	5/20/09
Q	Qwest Communications International Inc.	7.79%	5/20/09
MXIM	Maxim Integrated Products Inc.	5.87%	5/20/09
UL	Unilever plc (ADR)	5.09%	5/20/09
STO	StatoilHydro ASA (ADR)	3.96%	5/20/09
HBC	HSBC Holdings plc (ADR)	3.96%	5/20/09
MMM	3M Company	3.58%	5/20/09
HSY	The Hershey Company	3.38%	5/20/09
HLF	Herbalife Ltd.	3.21%	5/20/09