There has been a marked increase of late in the number of firms opting to offer shareholders greater value by way of increased dividend yields - even at the expense of a more impressive looking balance sheet .

ARMONK, N.Y. and CALGARY, Alberta, M -- Visant Corporation and Intergold Ltd. jointly announce that Visant and Intergold have entered into a pre-acquisition agreement pursuant to which Visant will, subject to certain customary conditions, make a cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Intergold.