RE: Share Price Dwindle13 Mar 2015 18:15
A share dividend is paid by a company to all shareholders that own shares up to and including a certain date. After that date anyone buying shares in that company will not receive the dividend - and, therefore, the trades are purchased at a price that EXcludes the DIVidend (Ex Div). Accordingly, on that date one would expect the share price to drop by the percentage of the dividend being paid. Dunelm have paid two dividends out over the course of the past 2 weeks that are approximately equivalent to the drop in share price over the same period. You will find a full explanation on the internet if you Google "What does the te
rm Ex Div mean"