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ACC 230

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Assignment: Web Sites Search

* Stock dividends are paid in shares of stocks used in place of cash or in addition to a dividend paid in cash. (Education.yahoo.com)

* Stock split is splitting stock shares so the share holders receive an increase in shares at a lower value; this would leave the total value the same.(Encarta world English dictionary)

* A reverse split is a stock split will lower the number of outstanding shares and raise the per-share value. This is the company attempting to hide a lowering stock price. The market capitalization of the stock does not change. If a company announced a one-for-ten reverse split, then if a person had 30 shares valued at $1 each. That person would now have they three dollar shares worth five dollars each. In the United States most stock exchanges do not allow a firm to stay listed if the shares are under $1. This is where reverse split happens” (Investwords.com)

* Effects on per-share calculations (EPS) are a portion of a firms profit allocated for each outstanding share of stock earnings per share showing the firms profitability. Example: a firm has 50 million and pays out 1 million in dividends It has 15 million shares for half a year and 35 million shares foe the other half. The EPS would be $1.96 (49/25.0) I figured the solution as follows: (0.5x15M+0.5x35M=25.00) and divided the 49 million by 25.00 this is how I arrived at the $1.96 per share.(Investopedia.com).

In my search I found three companies to write about. Wells Fargo and Company declares cash dividends on preferred stock. The company quarterly reports cash dividends of $20 per share on 8.00% on the Series J. liquidation $1,000 per share .50 each depositary share 1/40th interest payable March 15, 2011. I gathered these were CD and they will mature on the date listed above. A person wants to cash in his or hers CD or the get the interest on those CD’s they would be able to receive their...