special dividends

• Some Dividends Financed With Debt (MarketWatch)

  December 5, 2012

  Payments for stockholders can come at bondholders’ expense

• Oracle to Accelerate Dividend Payouts

  By Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg  |  December 4, 2012

  Company will make payments this month for the next three quarters.

• Special Dividends Surge Fourfold

  By Thomas Black, Bloomberg  |  November 19, 2012

  As U.S. tax increases loom, more companies declare one-time cash payments.

• Corporate Cash Continues to Mount (CNBC)

  October 24, 2012

  Stock market’s slide may make investors more critical of cash holdings.