MADISON, Wis., July 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) announced today that quarterly dividends on common stock were declared by the Board of Directors.

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The quarterly common stock dividend is $0.29375 per share payable on August 15, 2016, to shareowners of record on close of business July 29, 2016.

Dividends on common stock have been paid for 283 consecutive quarters since 1946.

Alliant Energy is an energy-services provider with subsidiaries serving approximately 950,000 electric and over 410,000 natural gas customers. Providing its customers in the Midwest with regulated electric and natural gas service is the company's primary focus. Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wis., is a Fortune 1000 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LNT. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.alliantenergy.com.

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