shares of albertsons companies inc aci jumped 20 in premarket trading thursday to buck the selloff in the broader market after the grocery chain which has agreed to be acquired by kroger co kr  said it will pay out its previously announced special dividend on jan 20 the special dividend of 685 a share which was originally announced on oct 14 to be payable on nov 7 but has been blocked by courts will now be paid friday to shareholders of record on oct 24 the company had said on jan 2 that the state of washington supreme court moved up the date of the review of the restraining order on the dividend to jan 17 from feb 9 the restraining order was lifted albertsons’ stock rally comes as futures es00 for the sp 500 kr dropped 08