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Unpaid dividendA dividend which has been declared by a corporation but has not yet been paid.Unpaid dividendA dividend declared by the directors of a corporation that has not yet been paid.Unpaid dividend Similar MatchesYear end dividendYear end dividendAn additional dividend paid at the end of the trading year and based on company profits. Final dividendFinal dividendThe end of year dividend. In the UK, companies normally pay dividends twice per year, an interim and a final dividend, the latter normally being the larger of the two.The final dividend is announced by the company directors at its annual general meeting. Shareholders have the option of voting to accept the dividend or to reduce it, but they cannot increase it. 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. Dividend policyDividend policyStandards by which a firm determines the amount of money it will pay as dividends. Dividend requirementDividend requirementThe annual earnings minimum required for payment of dividends on a preferred stock. Further SuggestionsDividend Disbursing AgentInsurance dividend Outstanding Dividends dividend yield Dividend clawback Dividend rollover plan Dividend dividend cover Optional dividend Dow dividend theory passed dividend Selling dividends Ex dividend Special dividend Perfect market view (of dividend policy) Cumulative dividend feature Year end dividend Dividend Order Homemade dividend Dividend capture Dividend Discount Model (DDM) Dividend payout ratio Dividends received deduction dividend Cum dividend |
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