Some of my purchases like Cache and Plife recently announced the dividends but i dont understand why there is so many dividends announced on one date. Example for cache 24 Apr 2012 CACHE Ex-Dividend DIVIDEND : 300312 - 310312 SGD 0.00001 Record Date: 26 Apr 2012 Payable Date: 30 May 2012 24 Apr 2012 24 Apr 2012 CACHE Ex-Dividend DIVIDEND : 300312 - 310312 SGD 0.00041 LESS TAX Record Date: 26 Apr 2012 Payable Date: 30 May 2012 So what is the total dividend for Cache and why so many different dividends announced? Another is Plife 09 May 2012 PLife REIT Ex-Dividend DIVIDEND : 010112 - 310312 SGD 0.0022 TAX EXEMPT Record Date: 11 May 2012 Payable Date: 05 Jun 2012 09 May 2012 PLife REIT Ex-Dividend DIVIDEND : 010112 - 310312 SGD 0.0034 Record Date: 11 May 2012 Payable Date: 05 Jun 2012 09 May 2012 PLife REIT Ex-Dividend DIVIDEND : 010112 - 310312 SGD 0.02 LESS TAX Record Date: 11 May 2012 Payable Date: 05 Jun 2012 The same question go for plife reit; So what is the total dividend for plife and why so many different dividends announced?
A reader contacted me with the following question and it struck me that I have been happily collecting dividends without really understanding how dividends are given out. All I know is to add up all the dividends announced and that will be my total dividends. Are there any positive/negative implications on having a single dividend announcement versus multiple announcements?
I will love to hear your views on this.
