Today's buy : Copano Energy (CPNO) @ $28.68

Jan 2013: Copano Energy (CPNO) was acquired by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) for $5B, or $40.91 per share. It was merged into Kinder Morgan (KMI) in 2014. 

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ex-dividend date 10/28/10

dividend $0.575 (Yield 8.02%)

payable 11/11/10

Copano Energy, L.L.C. (Copano) is an energy company engaged in the business of providing midstream services to natural gas producers, including natural gas gathering, compression, dehydration, treating, marketing, transportation, processing, conditioning and fractionation services. Copano's assets include approximately 6,400 miles of active natural gas gathering and transmission pipelines and seven natural gas processing plants, with over one billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of combined processing capacity. In addition to the natural gas pipelines, it operates 256 miles of natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines. During the year ended December 31, 2009, it operated 59-mile crude oil pipeline. Copano operates in three geographic segments: Oklahoma, Texas and Rocky Mountains.

Company Info

Headquarters:2727 Allen Parkway Suite 1200 Houston, TX 77019

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

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Oct 25 - 28

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

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

PSEC	Prospect Capital Corporation	12.11%	10/27/10
MSB	Mesabi Trust	8.75%	10/27/10
CPNO	Copano Energy, L.L.C.	8.10%	10/28/10
HPT	Hospitality Properties Trust	7.59%	10/27/10
PGH	Pengrowth Energy Trust (USA)	7.11%	10/27/10
KMP	Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP	6.31%	10/27/10
OHI	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.	6.29%	10/27/10
FAX	Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.	6.06%	10/27/10
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	5.54%	10/27/10
NNN	National Retail Properties, Inc.	5.53%	10/27/10
NI	NiSource Inc.	5.19%	10/27/10
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)	5.04%	10/27/10
PNW	Pinnacle West Capital Corporation	4.98%	10/28/10
FNFG	First Niagara Financial Group Inc.	4.95%	10/29/10
PBCT	People's United Financial, Inc.	4.92%	10/28/10
O	Realty Income Corp	4.87%	10/28/10
SO	The Southern Company	4.75%	10/28/10
PWE	Penn West Energy Trust (USA)	4.66%	10/27/10
BMO	Bank of Montreal (USA)	4.57%	10/28/10
PAYX	Paychex, Inc.	4.43%	10/28/10
PNM	PNM Resources, Inc.	4.23%	10/27/10
CAG	ConAgra Foods, Inc.	4.01%	10/27/10
OKE	ONEOK, Inc.	3.83%	10/27/10
COP	ConocoPhillips	3.57%	10/27/10
CLX	The Clorox Company	3.23%	10/25/10

4/27 buy : Copano Energy (CPNO) @ 15.83

Ex-Dividend Date:   4/29  Dividend:  0.575  Div Yield:  14.5%  Payable Date:  5/15

Copano Energy, L.L.C. is an energy company engaged in the business of providing midstream services to natural gas producers, including natural gas gathering, compression, dehydration, treating, transportation, processing, conditioning and fractionation. The Company's assets are primarily located in Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming and include approximately 6,200 miles of active natural gas gathering and transmission pipelines and seven natural gas processing plants. In addition to its natural gas pipelines, it operates 200 miles of NGL pipelines and a 59-mile crude oil pipeline. On December 19, 2008, the Company, in a joint venture with Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp., acquired McMullen Lateral pipeline. The Company operates its business in three geographic segments: Oklahoma, Texas and Rocky Mountains.

Company Info

Headquarters:2727 Allen Parkway Suite 1200 Houston, TX 77019

Web Address: http://www.copanoenergy.com/ ?id=1