Key Takeaways HST to pay 15 cents per share special dividend in addition to its regular 20 cents per share quarterly payout.The total dividends declared for the year reach 95 cents per share with a 5.24% yield.HST has increased its dividend eight times in five years with a 47.73% annualized growth rate.Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.’s (HST) board of directors announced a special dividend of 15 cents per share. This is in addition to a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share. The total dividend will be pai ...