HONOLULU, Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 6, 2013, the board of directors of
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) (HEI) maintained the
regular quarterly cash dividend of 31
cents per share, payable September
11, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business
on August 21, 2013 (ex-dividend date is August 19, 2013). The dividend is
equivalent to an annual rate of $1.24
per share.
Dividends have been paid continuously since 1901. At the
indicated annual dividend rate and the closing share price on
August 6, 2013 of $26.48, HEI's yield was 4.7%.
HEI intends to continue to use its website, www.hei.com, as a
means of disclosing material information, as well as other
important information. Such disclosures will be included on
HEI's website in the Investor Relations section. Accordingly,
investors should routinely monitor such portions of HEI's website,
in addition to following HEI, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
(HECO) and American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (American) press releases, HEI's and
HECO's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's
public conference calls and webcasts. Also, at the Investor
Relations section of HEI's website, investors may sign up to
receive e-mail alerts (based on each investor's selected
preferences). The information on HEI's website is not
incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and HECO's
SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically
incorporated by reference. Investors may also wish to refer
to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at
dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms in order to review documents filed
with, and issued by, the PUC. No information on the PUC
website is incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's
and HECO's SEC filings.
HEI supplies power to approximately 450,000 customers or 95% of
Hawaii's population through its
electric utilities, HECO, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. and
Maui Electric Company, Limited and provides a wide array of banking
and other financial services to consumers and businesses through
American, one of Hawaii's largest
financial institutions.
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Contact:
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Shelee M.T.
Kimura
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Manager, Investor
Relations &
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Telephone: (808)
543-7384
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Strategic
Planning
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E-mail:
skimura@hei.com
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SOURCE Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.