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Briefly discuss the three important dates for a dividends.

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Briefly discuss the three important dates for a dividend.

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The important dates for a dividend are:

Declaration date- This is the date on which the board of directors announces to shareholders and the market as a whole that the company will pay a dividend.

Ex-date or Ex-dividend date- On (or after) this date the security trades without its dividend. If ...

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