No larger dividend shall be declared than is recommended by the Directors but the Company in general meeting may declare a smaller dividend.

任何股息都不得超过董事会所建议的数额，公司可在股东大会上宣布小额股息。

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The company declared a large dividend at the end of the year.

公司在年底宣布分发高额股息。

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Thee company declared a large dividend at the end of the year.

公司在年底宣布分发高额股息。

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However, the latest news out of Congress strikes us as inconceivable, as 18 Democratic senators are seeking a formal investigation into Transocean for a dividend declared more than two months before the accident.

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The ex-date is the day on or after which a security is traded without a previously declared dividend or distribution.

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Banks such as JPMorgan that are in better shape have already declared increased dividend payments.

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