Super dividend

The term super dividend (also known as excess dividend ) describes in American stock corporations a dividend surcharge for certain shareholders of a corporation with dividend privilege ( preferred shareholders ). Super dividends are usually paid out in the event of unusually positive business results.

See also

• Special dividend

source

• Gabler Bank Lexicon. Concise dictionary for banking and savings banks with a bank directory. 9th edition, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 1984.