HONOLULU, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 3, 2017, the Board of Directors of Hawaiian
Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE: HE) maintained the regular
quarterly cash dividend of 31 cents
per share, payable June 12, 2017, to shareholders of record at
the close of business on May 24, 2017 (ex-dividend date is
May 22, 2017). 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
May 3, 2017 of $33.38, HEI's yield is 3.7%.
HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric)
intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of
disclosing additional 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's, Hawaiian Electric's
and American Savings Bank's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian
Electric's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and
HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. The information
on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference in this document
or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings unless, and only 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 Hawaiian
Electric's SEC filings.
HEI supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population through its electric
utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., 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 Savings Bank, F.S.B., one of
Hawaii's largest financial
institutions.
Contact:
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Clifford H.
Chen
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Telephone: (808)
543-7300
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Treasurer &
Manager, Investor Relations & Strategic Planning
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E-mail:
ir@hei.com
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SOURCE Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.