Marriott International Increases Dividend 30 Percent

1Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced that its Board of Directors raised the company?s quarterly dividend by four cents ($0.04) to seventeen cents ( $0.17) per share, which represents a 30 percent increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of $0.13 per share. The dividend is payable on June 28, 2013 to shareholders of record on May 24, 2013.

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with more than 3,800 properties in 74 countries and territories and reported revenues of nearly $12 billion in fiscal year 2012.?The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 18 brands.