what is proprietorship business? Proprietorship or sole proprietorship which is also known as sole trader, is a type of business entity owned and operated by one person. It is also like a individual giving business name for himself to perform business activities professionally.
Consider an example. Assume company Alpha has declared a dividend of $1 payable on May 1, 2015 to shareholders of record as of April 10, 2015. The record date is therefore April 10, 2015 and the ex-dividend date is two business days before the record date, or April 8, 2015.
Dividend number Actual amount per share Payable date Record date. IBM Investor Relations. record date normally precedes the dividend payment date by approximately one month. The dividend. rate per share is the actual amount paid per share. No adjustments were made for stock splits. .55 3/10/10 2/10/10. 381 .65 6/10/10 5/10/10. 382 .65 9/10/10 8/10/10.