(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) today declared a 16-cent fourth-quarter 2009 dividend on the company’s common stock, payable December 1, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 6, 2009. The fourth-quarter 2009 cash dividend will be the 284^th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer.