14 distributions to shareholders dividends and share repurchases

... the factors that influence the decision STOCK DIVIDENDS AND STOCK SPLITS Stock dividends and stock splits are related to the firm’s cash dividend policy The rationale for stock dividends and splits... way.11 STOCK DIVIDENDS Stock Dividend A dividend paid in the form of additional shares of stock rather than in cash Stock dividends are similar to stock splits in that they “divide the pie into smaller... if the price of its stock has gone beyond the normal trading range .14 SELF-TEST QUESTIONS What are stock dividends and stock splits? How stock dividends and splits affect stock prices? In what