Identify the characteristic of a stock dividend. Select a Choice Below current question choices OptionA A stock dividend is a dividend distributed to shareholders by issuing additional shares of stock rather than cash; it increases the number of shares outstanding, and increases each owner's interest in the company. OptionB A stock dividend is a dividend distributed to shareholders by issuing additional shares of stock rather than cash; it decreases the number of shares outstanding, and increases each owner's interest in the company. OptionC A stock dividend is a dividend distributed to shareholders by issuing additional shares of stock rather than cash; it increases the number of shares outstanding, and decreases each owner's interest in the company. OptionD A stock dividend is a dividend distributed to shareholders by issuing additional shares of stock rather than cash; it increases the number of shares outstanding but each owner's interest in the company stays the same