The board of directors of Poole met this afternoon and passed a resolution to pay a cash dividend of $.96 per share next month. In relation to this dividend, today is referred to as which one of the following dates? Multiple Choice Decision date Date of record Declaration date Payment date Ex-dividend date
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96 per share was made by the board of directors of Poole today. This means that today is the declaration date. The date of record is the date on which the company determines which shareholders are eligible to receive the dividend. This date is usually a few days Show more…
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