NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of 2016 of $0.80 per share on the company's common stock.  The dividend is payable on September 6, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 23, 2016. The ex-dividend date is August 19, 2016.

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