According to BP web site, ex-divdend date is 2/9/11 and pay date is 3/28/11 for 42 cents per share of BP stock ADS ( U.S. ).
A company proposes a dividend to be paid to shareholders. The shareholders vote on this and the dividend that is actually paid may differ from that proposed.
A shareholder gets a portion of the companies profits when a dividend is paid.
Dividend Cover is actually the inverse of the Dividend Payout Ratio. It is calculated by comparing the Earnings Per Share (EPS) and the actual dividend paid out per share.Formula:DC = EPS / Dividend Paid
Proposed dividend refers to the amount expected to be paid to shareholders. Final dividend is the official dividend paid to shareholders at the end of a financial year.
1. If dividend paid: Retained Earnings = Net profit - dividend if dividend not paid: Retained earnings = Net profit
The amount of dividend paid by the SP 500 varies depending on the companies within the index and their dividend policies.
Proposed dividend is that which is proposed by the management to be paid to share holders of company.Declared dividend is the dividend which is finalized in annual general meeting to be paid to share holders.
dividend....
Proposed Dividend means a dividend that is paid by the company that the end of a finical year.
The ones that have been paid by BP.
BP admitted their fault and paid for the cleanup.
A dividend due, but not yet paid, to a preferred stock holder.