KeyCorp ups dividend

Cleveland-based KeyCorp said today its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share of common stock.

The dividend was increased from 3 cents per share, KeyCorp said. It will be paid June 15 to shareholders who own KeyCorp stock as of May 29.

The dividend announcement followed the banking company’s annual meeting, during which shareholders elected all of the company’s 14 nominees to the KeyCorp Board of Directors; ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company’s independent auditors; and approved a proposal on compensation of named executive officers.

In a separate advisory vote, shareholders approved a proposal requesting the company’s board of directors to adopt a policy requiring an independent, non-executive chairman of the board, according to KeyCorp.

KeyBank is the fourth largest bank by deposits in the Dayton metro area of approximately $1.1 billion, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.