In the Interim Financial Data section of the FULL COMPANY REPORT, identify the dividend declared date, ex

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In the “Interim Financial Data” section of the FULL COMPANY REPORT, identify the dividend declared date, ex date, and pay date. Explain the significance of these dates. Go back to “Overview,” and access the “Interactive Price Chart.” Can you observe price shifts around these dates? Explain what price shifts you might expect to see.

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Microsoft’s Dividend Policy

In this chapter’s opening vignette, we discuss Microsoft’s decision to establish a dividend payout policy in 2003. Let’s find out what has happened to Microsoft’s (MSFT) dividend policy since the time of this announcement. We can address this issue by relying on the data that are provided to you in Thomson One.

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...

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