31. Commerzbank has a history of being conservative on the dividend rate , leaving it at one mark per share from 1990 through 1993. 32. Like previous years, the dividend rates will be based on the total investment returns after deducting the management cost and other expenses. 33. He would restore capital gains and dividend rates for families making more than $ 200, 000 on income earned above that amount. 34. MBNA sold preferred stock for the first time last year, raising $ 150 million with a fixed dividend rate of 7.5 percent. 35. At the current annual dividend rate of 30 cents a share, that would save the company $ 14 . 5 million a year. 36. Amoco increased its quarterly dividend by 5 cents per share, bringing the annual dividend rate to $ 2.80, the third consecutive annual increase. 37. The dividend rate on a company's preferred stock is likely to be higher than the interest rate paid by the same company's bonds. 38. The company also raised its annual dividend rate by 20 percent, to $ 1.20 a share from $ 1 before the stock split. 39. The total dividend payment for the year is RM17.88 million, indicating a dividend rate of 20 sen per share ( see table 1 ). 40. MBNA Corp . raised $ 150 million by selling a type of low-dividend rate preferred stock that hasn't been seen for about two years.