Dividend record date
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(Div Rec).
The date on which a shareholder's entitlement to receive the next dividend payable by a company becomes fixed, notwithstanding any subsequent transfer of the related shares to a subsequent shareholder.
The shareholders in the company's records as of the record date are entitled to receive the next dividend or other distribution.
Also known as the 'date of record'.
