L'Impact de la Distribution de Dividendes: Une Étude de Cas (The Impact of Dividend Distribution: A Case Study)
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Chair of Banking Research Paper No. 6
13 Pages Posted: 9 Nov 2012
Date Written: May 31, 2003
Abstract
This paper assesses the impact of dividend distribution on the share price of the biggest quoted French firms. In the absence of market imperfections and taxes, dividend distribution should result in an equivalent drop in the share price (along Modiglini-Miller)
In fact, a case study on 2002 shows a drop amounting to 80 percent of the dividend on the day of distribution.
Arbitraging this difference could be imagined, especially for investors able to collect a tax credit equivalent to the corporate tax rate. But it seems diffiuclt to implement due to transaction costs and admissibility by the tax rules.
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Keywords: Corporate finance, dividend distribution, tax
JEL Classification: G12, G35
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