special dividend
(redirected from Extra Dividends)Special dividend
Also referred to as an extra dividend. Dividend that is unlikely to be repeated.
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Special 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 distribute special dividends if it wishes to restructure its financing from equity-based to debt-based. In general, however, one may think of a special dividend as a "bonus" for shareholders in good times. It is also called an extra dividend or a bonus dividend.
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special dividend
See extra dividend.
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