special dividend
noun[CorU]
FINANCEukuspartof theprofitof acompanythat ispaidtoshareholdersinadditionto one of thenormalpayments:
Thesoftwaregiantpaida $3-per-sharespecialdividendinDecember.
Examplesofspecial dividend
special dividend
In the case of aspecialdividend, however, the company is signalling that this is a one-off payment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This does not apply to unscheduled (special) dividends since the strike prices of options are typically adjusted to reflect the amount of thespecialdividend.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A dividend of 12% was paid in that year; in the following year it was quadrupled and there aspecialdividendof 125%.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the case of aspecialdividendof 25% or more, special rules apply.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To be entitled to aspecialdividendof less than 25%, you need to be a stockholder on the record date.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sears also paid aspecialdividendupon the completion of the transaction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The payment of aspecialdividenddoes not involve a tax loophole.
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There was a succession of such judgments, including aspecialdividendof £48 million when the company was losing money.
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That is way beyond any other type ofspecialdividendpaid before.
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The purchasers of the company declared aspecialdividendof £600,000 free of tax.
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