New to shares

smiley_starfish

Can anyone please tell me what an ex-div date is, how they work and how I can find out what a certain company's is?
Thanks! xxx

crossleydd42

Not sure of your last comment, but when a share price goes ex-d, it means that the share price reduces to compensate for the fact that the dividend which was announced some time before, has now been paid to shareholders. In effect, the dividend is no longer reflected in the price.

Fenella

You can find ex dividend dates here:


www.investorease.com/exdiv.html

nrsql

It is the date which is used for calculation of dividend payment.
Shares that are held on that date will receive the dividend - if you buy afterwards then you do not receive the dividend even if you buy before the dividend pay date.

The share price may drop but that's due to the shares bought after the date not receiving the dividend.

see
http://www.investorwords.com/1819/ex_dividend_date.html

EdInvestor

Ex div dates coming up

They're usually on a Wednesday,BTW.