Equinix Leads $1 Billion Dividend Wave With $5.16-Per-Share Payout
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- 2TRIThomson Reuters$0.66/sh$284M
- 3HASHasbro$0.70/sh$98.7M
- 4VRSNVerisign$0.81/sh$73.2M
- 5BOKFBOK Financial$0.63/sh$38.3M
Equinix is sending shareholders about $509 million, or $5.16 a share, arriving September 16. Thomson Reuters, Hasbro, Verisign and BOK Financial round out today's group, pushing the total cash headed to investors past $930 million.
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Today's ex-dividend date locks in Equinix holders for $5.16 per share, and missing the ex-date by a single day means missing that cash entirely.
The wave extends beyond Equinix, with Thomson Reuters, Verisign, Hasbro and BOK Financial all paying off the same ex-dividend date.
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Verisign's August 27 payment is the nearest of these dates on the calendar.