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 MEDICINE SHOPPE INTERNATIONAL Inc. declared a 3-for-2 stock split,
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 and substantially boosted the dividend payout.
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 The franchiser of pharmacies said 
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the added shares will be distributed Dec. 4 to stock of record Nov. 13.
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 The company also changed its dividend policy,
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 under which holders had received an annual 10 cents-a-share payment,
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 by declaring a four-cents-a-share dividend, 
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to be paid quarterly on post-split shares.
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