Federated Guaranty corp saidits board declared a two-for-one stock split and raised the
quarterly dividend to 6-1/2 cts per share post-split from six
cts, both payable June One, record May 15.
    The company said shareholders at the annual meeting
approved an increase in authorized common shares to 19 mln from
10 mln and a name change to Alfa Corp.  It said the name change
should take effect next week, along with a NASDAQ ticker symbol
change to &lt;ALFA.O>.
 Reuter
