On 8/14/12, Franco-Nevada Corp (Toronto: FNV) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.05, payable on 8/30/12. As a percentage of FNV’s recent stock price of $48.38, this dividend works out to approximately 0.10%.
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Below is a dividend history chart for FNV, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.05 declared by Franco-Nevada Corp:

FNV Dividend HistoryDateDiv*

07/10/12	0.050
06/13/12	0.040
05/15/12	0.040
04/10/12	0.040
03/13/12	0.040
02/07/12	0.040
01/10/12	0.040
12/06/11	0.039
11/08/11	0.039
10/11/11	0.039
09/13/11	0.039
08/09/11	0.039
07/12/11	0.039
06/14/11	0.025
05/10/11	0.025
04/12/11	0.025
03/15/11	0.025
02/08/11	0.025
11/08/10	0.025
10/12/10	0.025
09/14/10	0.025
08/10/10	0.025
07/13/10	0.025
12/02/09	0.140
06/12/09	0.140
12/03/08	0.120
06/05/08	0.120
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from FNV is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.24% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

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In Friday trading, Franco-Nevada Corp shares are currently up about 0.6% on the day.