MDS Announces Quarterly Dividend
12 Dicembre 2006 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
TORONTO, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS;
NYSE: MDZ) announced today that the Board of Directors has declared
that the Company's final quarterly cash dividend of $0.0325 per
share will be payable on January 8, 2007 to shareholders of record
at the close of business on December 20, 2006. As announced in
October of this year, the Company intends to discontinue the
payment of a quarterly dividend and its related stock dividend and
share purchase plan following the completion of the MDS Diagnostics
Services transaction. About MDS MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ) is a
global life sciences company that provides market-leading products
and services that our customers need for the development of drugs
and diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading global
provider of pharmaceutical contract research, medical isotopes for
molecular imaging, radiotherapeutics, and analytical instruments.
MDS has more than 8,800 highly skilled people in 28 countries. Find
out more at http://www.mdsinc.com/ or by calling 1-888-MDS-7222, 24
hours a day. MDS Diagnostic Services, a business unit of MDS Inc.
(TSX: MDS, NYSE: MDZ), is a leading provider of laboratory testing
and management services. DATASOURCE: MDS Inc. CONTACT: Investors:
Sharon Mathers, (416) 675-6777 x34721, ; Media: Catherine Melville,
(416) 675-6777 x32265,
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