Dividends and share buybacks
Here are key Önancial data for the company Silverstar Inc.: Earnings per share for 2021 is $5.50, number of shares outstanding is 40 million, target dividend payout ratio is 50%, planned dividend per share is $2.75 and stock price at year-end 2021 is $150.
The company plans to pay the entire dividend early in January 2022. Ignore all corporate and personal taxes.
3. Suppose that, instead of canceling the dividend, the company increases dividends to $5.50 per share and then issues new shares to recoup the extra cash paid out as dividends. What happens to the with- and ex-dividend share prices? How many shares will need to be issued?
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