2 people die in this world every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year! It's adds up to 85,000,000 people a year.
They are the record date or date of record and the ex-dividend date or ex-date.. When a company declares a dividend, it sets a record date when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend.hey are the record date or date of record and the ex-dividend date or ex-date.. When a company declares a dividend, it sets a record date when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend.
The stock must be purchased before it begins to trade as ex-dividend, or without dividend, to be considered an owner on the recording date. A dividend-paying stock usually begins trading ex-dividend two business days before the company records its shareholders. Pay Day Many companies reward their shareholders by paying cash dividends, essentially a cut of a company's annual earnings paid for each share of stock owned.