Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced that its Board of Directors
has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 (ten
cents) per common share ($0.40 per share on an annualized basis). The
dividend will be paid on or about October 1, 2008 to shareholders of
record as of the close of business on September 15, 2008.
As of August 1, 2008, there were approximately 26,530,980 shares
outstanding.
About Arbitron
Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is a media and marketing research firm serving
the media – radio, television, cable, online
radio and out-of-home – as well as advertisers
and advertising agencies. Arbitron’s core
businesses are measuring network and local market radio audiences across
the United States; surveying the retail, media and product patterns of
local market consumers; and providing application software used for
analyzing media audience and marketing information data. The company has
developed the Portable People MeterTM, a new
technology for media and marketing research.
Through its Scarborough Research joint venture with The Nielsen Company,
Arbitron provides additional media and marketing research services to
the broadcast television, newspaper and online industries.
Arbitron’s marketing and business units are
supported by a world-renowned research and technology organization
located in Columbia, Maryland; its executive offices are located in New
York City.
Portable People MeterTM and PPMTM
are marks of Arbitron Inc.