MILWAUKEE, Wis. The Directors of Johnson Controls have authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The dividend is payable Oct. 4, 2010, to shareholders of record Sept. 10, 2010.
Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1887.
The company also announced the election of Brian Stief as a corporate officer. Stief joins Johnson Controls as vice president, corporate controller, reporting to R. Bruce McDonald, executive vice president and chief financial officer. His primary responsibilities will include global finance functions, financial planning and analysis, corporate taxation and other special projects.