NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for the first-quarter of 2012 of $0.57 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on March 13, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 28, 2012. The ex-dividend date is Feb. 24, 2012.

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