Miami, Aug 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 12, 2008.
The Burger King(R) system operates more than 11,400 restaurants in all 50 states and 70 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING(R) restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of which are family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. To learn more about Burger King Holdings Inc., please visit the company's web site at www.bk.com.
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Founded in 1954, the Burger King® brand is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world.