special dividend

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The offer is equivalent to A$34.00 a share before payment of an interim and special dividend recently announced by BlueScope.

From The Wall Street Journal

Johnson Matthey intends to distribute around 1.0 billion pounds from the proceeds of the disposal to shareholders via an 800 million-pound special dividend and a 200 million-pound share buyback program.

From The Wall Street Journal

Airbus said it would propose a 2025 dividend of 3.20 euros a share at its shareholders’ meeting on Apr. 14, compared with a dividend of 2 euros a share and a special dividend of 1 euro a share for the previous year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new bid values BlueScope at about $11 billion, or 34 Australian dollars a share before payment of an interim and special dividend.

From Barron's

The new bid values BlueScope at about $11 billion, or 34 Australian dollars a share before payment of an interim and special dividend.

From Barron's