March 28 (Reuters) - Banner Corp:
* BANNER CORPORATION INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND BY 40% TO $0.35 PER SHARE, SCHEDULES 1Q18 CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST AND RENEWS STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
* BANNER CORP - BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS RENEWED ITS AUTHORIZATION TO REPURCHASE UP TO 5% OF ITS COMMON STOCK, OR 1.6 MILLION SHARES
* BANNER CORP - UNDER PLAN, SHARES MAY BE REPURCHASED BY COMPANY IN OPEN MARKET PURCHASES Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: