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special dividend

American  

noun

  1. a dividend paid to stockholders in addition to the regular dividend.


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Suncorp also said it would pay a A$0.10/share special dividend on top of its A$0.52/share ordinary final dividend.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Bank of Queensland intends to pay a special dividend of A$0.15/share.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The company raised its dividend in April, and some strategists see the potential for a special dividend on the horizon, as the Costco dukes it out with the government over tariffs.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Morgan Stanley views Bank of Queensland’s planned whole-of-loan sale, on-market buyback and special dividend as positive, analysts Richard Wiles and Sally Hong say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Immediately after this, the Union Pacific management, seeing no particular advantage in retaining an interest in the Baltimore and Ohio, gave the shares to its own stockholders in a special dividend.

From The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states by John Moody

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