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Extra Dividend

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Extra Dividend
A temporary increase in a firm's dividends beyond the normal level.
extra dividend
A nonrecurring additional payment to stockholders that is brought about by special circumstances. An extra dividend may be issued when a firm in a cyclical industry has an especially profitable period and wishes to distribute some extra funds to its stockholders. Also called extra, special dividend.
Extra Dividend
A non-recurring dividend that a company may choose to distribute to shareholders after a particularly profitable period. A company may also choose to give out extra dividends if it wishes to restructure its financing from equity-based to debt-based. In general, however, one may think of an extra dividend as a "bonus" for shareholders in good times. It is also called a special dividend.


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