Ex-dividend within next 7 days

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

  

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

ANH	Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation	18.96%	4/28/09
CPNO	Copano Energy, L.L.C.	15.05%	4/29/09
STD	Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR)	14.60%	4/28/09
PWE	Penn West Energy Trust (USA)	14.41%	4/28/09
IRC	Inland Real Estate Corporation	12.84%	4/28/09
CUZ	Cousins Properties Inc	12.30%	4/29/09
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.	9.37%	4/28/09
BTE	Baytex Energy Trust (USA)	9.32%	4/28/09
NNN	National Retail Properties, Inc.	9.15%	4/28/09
PAA	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.	9.14%	5/1/09
NI	NiSource Inc.	8.87%	4/28/09
KMP	Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP	8.85%	4/28/09
OHI	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.	8.61%	4/28/09
FAX	Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc.	8.57%	4/28/09
DT	Deutsche Telekom AG (ADR)	8.27%	4/28/09
ZNT	Zenith National Insurance Corp.	8.03%	4/28/09
CS	Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR)	7.71%	4/27/09
BMO	Bank of Montreal (USA)	6.85%	4/29/09
OKE	ONEOK, Inc.	6.52%	4/28/09
LNT	Alliant Energy Corporation	6.29%	4/28/09
FSP	Franklin Street Properties Corp.	6.06%	4/28/09
IDA	IDACORP, Inc.	5.23%	5/1/09
AZ	Allianz SE (ADR)	5.02%	4/27/09
SKT	Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.	4.84%	4/28/09
PAYX	Paychex, Inc.	4.65%	4/29/09
CAG	Conagra Foods, Inc.	4.26%	4/29/09

Ex-dividend within next 7 days

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

  

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

RRD	R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company	12.73%	4/14/09
MAA	Mid-America Apartment	8.07%	4/13/09
GIM	Templeton Global Income Fund	6.47%	4/14/09
RPM	RPM International Inc.	5.89%	4/15/09
FL	Foot Locker, Inc.	5.61%	4/15/09
SHLM	A. Schulman, Inc.	4.64%	4/17/09
SCI	Service Corporation International	4.56%	4/13/09
GGG	Graco Inc.	4.07%	4/16/09
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	3.73%	4/13/09
ELY	Callaway Golf Company	3.69%	4/13/09
TSFG	The South Financial Group	3.64%	4/13/09
HSC	Harsco Corporation	3.38%	4/13/09
RIO	Vale (ADR)	3.32%	4/16/09
TRN	Trinity Industries, Inc.	3.11%	4/13/09
BAP	Credicorp Ltd. (USA)	3.01%	4/16/09

3/12 buy : Apollo Investment Corporation (AINV) @ $2.31

ex-dividend date 3/17/09

dividend  $0.26  (44%)

payable   4/2/09

Apollo Investment Corporation (Apollo Investment) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The investment objective of the Company is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Apollo Investment invests primarily in middle-market companies in the form of mezzanine and senior secured loans, as well as by making direct equity investments in companies. The Company also invests in the securities of public companies, as well as public companies whose securities are thinly traded. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company invested $1.8 billion across 27 new and existing portfolio companies. The investment advisor of the Company is Apollo Investment Management (AIM).

Company Contact

Headquarters:9 West 57th Street, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10019

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

S&P 500 companies expected to cut dividends 13.3%

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