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Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) closed at $10.26 Monday, trading 226,400 shares.
Company News- September 30, 2008: Hilltop Holdings Declares Preferred Dividend
Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announced earlier today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.515625 on each share of its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on October 30, 2008, to shareholders of record on October 15, 2008.
About Hilltop Holdings Inc.
Hilltop Holdings Inc. ("HTH"), is a holding Company that owns NLASCO, a company that specializes in providing fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the south, southeastern and southwestern United States. NLASCO operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, National Lloyds Insurance Company ("NLIC") and American Summit Insurance Company ("ASIC").
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Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) closed at $33.33 Monday, trading 1,296,600 shares.
Company News- September 30, 2008: Applied Biosystems Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Real-time PCR Instrument for Use with New Flu Test from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) announced earlier today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR Instrument for use with the new CDC Human Influenza Virus Real-time RT-PCR Detection and Characterization Panel (rRT-PCR Flu Panel) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While both products received independent FDA 510(k) clearances, they are required to be used together as a system for the detection of influenza.
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About Applied Biosystems Inc.
Applied Biosystems Inc. (formerly known as Applera Corporation) is a global leader in the development and marketing of instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services for academic research, the life science industry and commercial markets. Driven by its employees' belief in the power of science to improve the human condition, the company commercializes innovative technology solutions for DNA, RNA, protein and small molecule analysis. Customers across the disciplines of academic and clinical research, pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, forensic DNA analysis, and agricultural biotechnology use the company's tools and services to accelerate scientific discovery, improve processes related to drug discovery and development, detect potentially pathogenic microorganisms, and identify individuals based on DNA sources. Applied Biosystems has a comprehensive service and field applications support team for a global installed base of high-performance genetic and protein analysis solutions. Applied Biosystems Inc. is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. On June 12, 2008, Applera Corporation and Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) announced that their Boards of Directors had approved a definitive merger agreement under which Invitrogen will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Applied Biosystems stock. The merger is subject to customary closing conditions and is targeted to close in the fall of 2008. Further information regarding the merger is contained in a joint proxy statement/prospectus that has been mailed to stockholders of the company and Invitrogen. Investors and security holders are urged to read this document because it contains important information. Information about Applied Biosystems, including reports and other information filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available at http://www.appliedbiosystems.com. All information in this news release is as of the date of the release, and Applied Biosystems does not undertake any duty to update this information unless required by law.
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