From the choices given, choose the options that best describe the purpose of each: ex-dividend date, record date, payment date, and declaration date.

The day the dividend payment was announced.		select an option Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateDeclaration date
The first day you can buy shares and not receive the dividend.		select an option Record dateEx-dividend datePayment dateDeclaration date
The day shareholders of record receive the dividend when it is paid.		select an option