History of the Open Floor Plan. An open floor plan is a relatively new concept in residential home design. Homes up until the 1940s and 1950s employed designs where each function had its own separate room. The kitchen would be a separate room, living room a separate room, dining room a separate room, and so on.
A dividend is a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it can re-invest it in the business (called retained earnings), and pay a fraction of this reinvestment as a dividend to shareholders.hareholders in companies that pay little or no cash dividends can reap the benefit of the company's profits when they sell their shareholding, or when a company is wound down and all assets liquidated and distributed amongst shareholders.
*Ex-dividend date is the 2nd business day prior to the record date. Dividends are paid to shareholders of record on the record date. Shares must be purchased before the ex-dividend date to settle by the record date and be entitled to receive the dividend. ExxonMobil dividends per common share.