2. Dividend payments (S15.1) Seashore Salt Co. has surplus cash. Its CFO decides to pay back $4...

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2. Dividend payments (S15.1) Seashore Salt Co. has surplus cash. Its CFO decides to pay back

$4 per share to investors by initiating a regular dividend of $1 per quarter or $4 per year. The stock price jumps to $90 when the payout is announced.

a. Why does the stock price increase?

b. What happens to the stock price when the stock goes ex dividend?

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Principles Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781264080946

14th Edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen, Alex Edmans

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