TAMPA, Fla. -- (Business Wire)

At its meeting today, the board of directors of TECO Energy Inc. declared a dividend of 22 cents per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable May 29 to shareholders of record as of May 14.

TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: TE) is an energy-related holding company. Its principal subsidiary, Tampa Electric Company , is a regulated utility in Florida with both electric and gas divisions (Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas System ). Other subsidiaries include TECO Coal, which owns and operates coal production facilities in Kentucky and Virginia, and TECO Guatemala, which is engaged in electric power generation and energy-related businesses in Guatemala.

Contacts:

TECO Energy, Inc.
Media Contact:
Cherie Jacobs, 813-228-4945
or
Investor Relations:
Mark Kane, 813-228-1772

Source: TECO Energy, Inc.