Dividend in Specie
A dividend paid in property, shares, or other assets instead of cash.
Special dividend terms for stock dividends, scrip issues, noncash distributions, and one-time payouts.
Special and Noncash Dividends terms explain how stock distributions are declared, dated, paid, reinvested, taxed, measured, and compared.
Use this branch when a stock term changes dividend entitlement, cash received, reinvestment, payment status, tax character, yield, payout coverage, or dividend policy interpretation.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Dividend in Specie | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Non-Cash Dividends | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Residual Dividend | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Scrip Issue | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Special Dividend | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
| Stock Dividend | Dividend income, entitlement, payment timing, reinvestment, tax character, yield, payout, or policy terms. |
Check declaration date, record date, ex-dividend date, payment date, amount, currency, share class, tax character, payout source, reinvestment election, and whether the dividend is regular, special, or omitted.
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A dividend paid in property, shares, or other assets instead of cash.
Non-cash dividends distribute value through shares, property, scrip, or other assets instead of immediate cash payments.
A payout policy where dividends are paid only after funding acceptable capital projects and operating needs.
A bonus issue where a company distributes additional shares to existing shareholders instead of cash.
A one-time dividend outside the regular payout schedule, often funded by excess cash, asset sales, or unusual profits.
A dividend paid in additional shares rather than cash, increasing share count while preserving the shareholder's proportional ownership.