Since the death of Steve Jobs, Apple has distributed eleven quarterly dividends. Of these, cash was paid 7 days after the ex-dividend date on nine occasions, and twice after 8 days. However, it used to pay cash at least 18 days after the ex-dividend date. When examining the whole market, firms...

After 16 years of suspension during the leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple now pays cash dividends. Since the death of Jobs, Apple has distributed twelve quarterly dividends. Of these, cash was paid 7 days after the ex-dividend date on nine occasions, and twice after 8 days. It has been well...

A study of the dates of shareholder meetings held in 2008 and 2009 reveals significant clustering. Especially on 13 June 2008, when 585 firms simultaneously held annual shareholders' meetings, accounting for 45.35% of the total market. Consequently, the Financial Supervisory Committee began to...