Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
participating dividend — dividend received from ownership of participating preferred stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
dividend — div·i·dend / di və ˌdend/ n 1: the part of corporate net earnings distributed usu. periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value… … Law dictionary
Dividend — This article is about financial dividends. For dividends in arithmetic, see Division (mathematics). Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis … Wikipedia
Participating preferred stock — is capital stock which provides a specific dividend that is paid before any dividends are paid to common stock holders, and which takes precedence over common stock in the event of a liquidation. This form of financing is used by private equity… … Wikipedia
participating preferred share — UK US noun [C, usually plural] UK (UK also participating preference share, US participating preferred stock, US participating preference stock) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a type of preferred share that, in addition to paying a fixed interest rate,… … Financial and business terms
participating preference share — A preference share that carries a right to a profit share as well as a fixed dividend. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
participating preference shares — Participating preference shareholders have the right to participate in the surplus profits of the company, after payment of equity and preferred dividend. London Stock Exchange Glossary … Financial and business terms
Participating Preferred Stock — A type of preferred stock that gives the holder the right to receive dividends equal to the normally specified rate that preferred dividends receive as well as an additional dividend based on some predetermined condition. The additional dividend… … Investment dictionary
Participating Policy — An insurance contract that pays dividends to the policy holder. Dividends are generated from the profits of the insurance company that sold the policy and are typically paid out on an annual basis over the life of the policy. Most policies also… … Investment dictionary
dividend — /div i dend /, n. 1. Math. a number that is to be divided by a divisor. 2. Law. a sum out of an insolvent estate paid to creditors. 3. Finance. a. a pro rata share in an amount to be distributed. b. a sum of money paid to shareholders of a… … Universalium
