	federated department fds raises qtly dividend federated department stores inc said it raised its quarterly common stock dividend to cts a share from cts an increase of pct the company said it also approved a two for one stock split in the form of a pct stock dividend at the same time federated said it will ask shareholders to approve an increase in the number of authorized shares to mln from mln federated said the dividend is payable on a pre split basis on april to shareholders of record april new shares from the stock split will be distributed may it said reuter 
