Here are the TOP 10 dividend-paying, safe income stocks for this month. Just click on the
respective links for graphs and detailed current information about each stock.
1. Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (TNH) is a limited partnership that produces and distributes
nitrogen fertilizer products. Its principal products are anhydrous ammonia (or ammonia) and urea
ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN), which the Company manufactures at its facility in Verdigris,
Oklahoma. The Company conducts its operations through an operating partnership, Terra
Nitrogen, Limited Partnership (TNLP or the Operating Partnership). Terra Nitrogen GP Inc.
(TNGP or General Partner) is the general partner of both TNCLP and TNLP and owns a
consolidated 0.05% interest in the Partnership. The General Partner is an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Terra Industries Inc. (Terra). Terra is a producer and marketer of nitrogen products,
serving agricultural and industrial markets.
2. Sasol Level II ADR Limited (SSL) Sasol Limited (Sasol) is an integrated energy and chemical
company. The Company uses Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert coal and natural gas into
synthetic fuels and chemicals. The Company mines coal in South Africa, produces gas in
Mozambique and oil in Gabon, and its chemical manufacturing and marketing operations span the
globe. In South Africa, Sasol refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuel products through its
network of retail convenience centers. The Company also supplies fuels to other distributors in
the region and gas to industrial customers. It maintains chemical manufacturing and marketing
operations, mostly in South Africa, Europe and the United States, the Middle East and Asia. In
South Africa, the Company refines imported crude oil and retail liquid fuels through a network of
406 Sasol retail convenience centers and Exel service stations. Sasol operates through three
segments: South African energy cluster, international energy cluster and chemical cluster.
3. BHP Billiton plc (BBL) is a diversified natural resources company. The Company has businesses
producing alumina and aluminum, copper, energy (thermal) coal, iron ore, nickel, manganese,
metallurgical coal, oil and gas and uranium, as well as gold, zinc, lead, silver and diamonds. The
Company operates in nine customer sector groups (CSGs): petroleum, aluminum, base metals,
diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore; manganese, metallurgical coal,
and energy coal. In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Anglo Potash Ltd.
4. Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK) serves as the holding company of its wholly owned
subsidiary, Hudson City Savings Bank (Hudson City Savings), retail savings bank offering
traditional deposit products, residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. In
addition, the Company purchases mortgages and mortgage-backed securities and other securities
issued by United States government-sponsored enterprises, as well as other investments permitted
by applicable laws and regulations. Its revenues are derived principally from interest on its
mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, and interest and dividends on its investment
securities.
5. CNOOC Limited (CEO) is a producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and an independent
oil and gas exploration and production company. It mainly engages in oil and natural gas
exploration, development, production and sales. The Company has four major oil production
areas offshore China: Bohai Bay, western South China Sea, eastern South China Sea and East
China Sea. It is an offshore oil producer in Indonesia. The Company also has certain upstream
assets in regions, such as Africa and Australia. As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned
net proved reserves of approximately 2.6 billion barrels-of-oil (BOE) equivalent and its average
daily net production was 469,407 barrels-of-oil equivalent.
6. Chevron Corporation (CVX) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, and provides
administrative, financial, management and technology support to the United States and
International subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals
operations, mining operations of coal and other minerals, power generation and energy services.
Exploration and production (upstream) operations consist of exploring for, developing and
producing crude oil and natural gas, and also marketing natural gas. Refining, marketing and
transportation (downstream) operations relate to refining crude oil into finished petroleum
products; marketing crude oil and the many products derived from petroleum, and transporting
crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment and rail
car. Chemical operations include the manufacture and marketing of commodity petrochemicals,
plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant oil additives.
7. . Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) is a Brazil-based company involved in
the energy sector. It has 17 hydroelectric and one thermoelectric power plants. Through its
subsidiaries, Copel is principally engaged in the distribution, generation, transmission and
commercialization of electric energy for residential, industrial, commercial and rural consumption,
among others. The Company directly serves 3,491,930 consuming units, across 393 cities and
1,118 locations (districts, villages and settlements) in the state of Parana. The Company also
provides telecommunication and consulting services. The Company’s subsidiaries include COPEL
Geracao e Transmissao, COPEL Distribuicao, COPEL Telecomunicacoes and COPEL
Participacoes, among others.
8. Lan Airlines SA (LFL) is a Chilean passenger airline and cargo operator. It comprises the
services of Lan Airlines, Lan Express, Lan Peru, Lan Ecuador, Lan Argentina and Lan Cargo. It
offers 15 destinations in Chile, 12 destinations in Peru, 10 destinations in Argentina, two
destinations in Ecuador, three destinations in the United States, two destinations in Europe, four
destinations in the South Pacific and 52 additional international destinations through its various
code-share agreements. As of December 31, 2008, the Company operated 61 aircrafts. Its
subsidiaries include Lan Cargo SA, Inmobiliaria Aereonautica SA, Inversiones Lan SA, Comercial
Masterhouse SA, Lan Cargo Inversiones, Lan Pax Group SA and Lan Chile Investment Ltd. It
holds interests in Austral Sociedad Concesionaria SA, Lufthansa Lan Technical Training SA,
Concesionaria Chucumata SA, Lan Peru SA and Atlantic Aviation Investment Ltd. On May 6,
2008, the Company sold Lan Card SA and Sistemas de Distribucion Amadeus Chile SA
9. China Mobile Limited (CHL) is an investment holding company and a mobile services provider
in China. Its principal activity is providing mobile telecommunications and related services in 31
provinces, autonomous regions and directly administered municipalities in Mainland China and Hong Kong. As of April 30, 2008, the total number of subscribers reached 399.5 million. The
Company’s businesses can be primarily divided into voice business and value-added business.
10. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of
a range of products in the healthcare field. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 operating
companies. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical
Devices and Diagnostics. The Consumer segment includes a range of products used in the baby
care, skin care, oral care, wound care and women’s healthcare fields, as well as nutritional and
over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. The Pharmaceutical segment includes products in the
therapeutic areas, such as anti-infective, antipsychotic, cardiovascular, contraceptive,
dermatology, gastrointestinal, hematology, immunology, neurology, oncology, pain management,
urology and virology. The Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment includes a range of products
distributed to wholesalers, hospitals and retailers. In October 2008, the Company acquired
HealthMedia, Inc. In December 2008, it acquired Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
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