CAYCE, S.C., Feb. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) announced that its board of directors, at a meeting held today, raised the quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock to 52 ½ cents per share from 50 ¾ cents per share, an increase of 3.5 percent. This action increases the indicated annual dividend rate to $2.10 per share from $2.03 per share. The new dividend is payable April 1, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2014.

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"We are pleased to announce an increase in the quarterly dividend. The positive results of 2013 and the confidence we have in the long-term strategy were key considerations. We are now back within our stated payout policy of 55%-60% and expect to grow dividends fairly consistent with earnings growth prospectively," said Jimmy Addison, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

SCANA Corporation, headquartered in Cayce, SC, is an energy-based holding company principally engaged, through subsidiaries, in electric and natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses. Information about SCANA and its businesses is available on the company's website at www.scana.com.



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    Christina Putnam                             Byron Hinson

    (803) 217-7512                                (803) 217-5352

    cputnam@scana.com                            bhinson@scana.com

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