dividend date in a sentence

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1. The two eventually patched up and bondholders were given extra time to convert into stock, which fell 32 percent on the ex-dividend date.
2. Yageo Corp ., an electronics maker that with an ex-dividend date on May 14, increased NT $ 1 to NT $ 58.
3. Today is the stock's ex-dividend date, meaning only shareholders of record yesterday get the quarterly dividend being paid Aug . 15.
4. Monday was the ex-dividend date for Microsoft's $ 3 one-time dividend plus the 8 cents per share regular quarter dividend.
5. When a company declares a dividend, its stock drops by roughly the amount of the dividend when it opens on the ex-dividend date.
6. It is relatively common for a stock's price to decrease on the ex-dividend date by an amount roughly equal to the dividend paid.
7. If the investor were to sell the stock on the ex-dividend date or afterwards, the investor would still be entitled to the dividend payment.
8. Shares sometimes rally before and after ex-dividend dates because a company's stock price is lowered to make up for the increased number of shares.
9. Dear TechSavvy : I'm looking for a Web site that gives stock prices for preferred stocks and specifically the call date, dividend date and rating.
10. For instance, if the record date is Sunday, then the ex-dividend date is the preceding Wednesday, not Thursday  assuming no intervening holidays.