Rite Aid reports cash dividend payout for preferred stock

CAMP HILL, Pa. Rite Aid on Monday declared a cash dividend of $0.4049 per share on its 5.5 percent Series I Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the period commencing on Aug. 1, 2008 through Nov. 16, 2008.

The dividend is payable on Nov. 17, 2008 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 15, 2008, the company stated.