Dividends may be paid in the form of cash or stock although a company is under no obligation to pay a dividend of any kind to its common shareholders.

公司可以用现金或股票的形式支付股息，虽然公司并没有义务给它的普通股股东分红。

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The new offer includes $43.60 in cash plus 0.6366 of a share of Hertz common stock and $6.87 per share to be paid by Dollar Thrifty as a special cash dividend before the deal closes.

新的提议包括43.6美元的现金，加上0.6366的赫兹普通股票和支付美元节俭的每股6.87美元，支付美元节俭的为特别现金股利在交易结束之前。

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In the end, most shareholder lawsuits result in a court-ordered, retroactive cash dividend to former shareholders, paid by the unlucky current owners of the firm.

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Finally, Wal-Mart has paid and raised its cash dividend every year since inception in 1974.

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In return, Pearl received preferredshares that paid a dividend tied to cash flow.

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