STOCKHOLDER OF RECORD Definition & Meaning

stockholder of record

noun

a stockholder or their agent whose name is registered on the books of the issuing corporation at the close of a business day set for determining that stockholders shall receive dividends or vote on an issue.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of stockholder of record¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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The dividend will be payable on June 1 to stockholders of record on May 7.

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Each stockholder of record on Aug. 17 will get a dividend of two additional shares for each share held, to be distributed after close of trading on Aug. 24, the company said.

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Torchlight also said on Friday it paid a special dividend to its stockholders of record on June 24 and that it implemented a previously approved 1 for 2 reverse stock split.

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"Were it up to me, I would hold that the concept of a 'stockholder of record' includes the custodial banks and brokers," he wrote.

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The dividend, payable Sept. 11 to stockholders of record on Aug. 19, was raised to 36 cents a share from 33.8 cents.

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