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Dividend OrderA letter or form signed by the shareholder instructing a corporation to issue and forward dividend and/or interest payments to a specific person or entity other than the registered owner, such as a bank or broker.Dividend Order Similar MatchesDividend growthDividend growthThe amount by which a company's yearly dividends grow compared with the previous year. Dividend reinvestment planDividend reinvestment planA plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply and easily back into the market, and so obtain the benefits of compounding.The Plan is managed by an administrator appointed by the company. On the dividend date, shareholders who join the plan are still paid the cash dividend, but the administrator then uses the cash to buy shares in the company on behalf of the shareholder. Any cash left over is sent to the shareholder in the normal way. Dealing commission on such purchases is usually 1%. Note that the Plan Administrator does not have to make the plan available for any and every dividend that the company pays. If it is not made available, shareholders will receive the cash dividend. Stock dividendStock dividendPayment of a corporate dividend in the form of stock rather than cash. The stock dividend may be additional shares in the company, or it may be shares in a subsidiary being spun off to shareholders. Stock dividends are often used to conserve cash needed to operate the business. Unlike a cash dividend, stock dividends are not taxed until sold. Dividend clienteleDividend clienteleA group of shareholders who prefer that the firm follow a particular dividend policy. Such a preference may be based on comparable tax situations. Indicated dividendIndicated dividendTotal amount of dividends that would be paid on a share of stock over the next 12 months if each dividend were the same amount as the most recent dividend. Usually represented by the letter "e" in stock tables. Further SuggestionsDividend payout ratioPerfect market view (of dividend policy) Omitted dividend dividend discount model With dividend Dividend in arrears Insurance dividend Year end dividend Equalizing dividend Dow dividend theory Special dividend Accumulated dividend dividend cover Dividend Discount Model (DDM) Dividend Disbursing Agent Dividend rollover plan cum dividend dividend yield passed dividend extra dividend Dividend clawback interim dividend Liquidating dividend Dividend Dividend policy |
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