AVCI ex-dividend on 6/7 (22%, special)
Avici Systems will pay a special dividend of $2.00 on June 22 to holders as of Thursday, June 7. That’s 22.5% of the share price of $8.900. The company is in a midst of a major strategic shift, abandoning its core router product to focus on a software-centric ethernet switching solution using off-the-shelves, low-cost switches. Looks like awkward timing to give away most of its cash as special dividend.

June 4th, 2007 at 11:37 am
MSN Money article shows “holders as of June 11th” rather than the 7th.
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) - Avici Systems Inc. on Wednesday said its board has declared a special cash dividend of $2 per share, or about $28 million.
The dividend will be paid on June 22 to shareholders of record on June 11.
June 4th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Duh, that’s why the EX-DIVIDEND date is 6/7 ….
June 4th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Ex-dividend date is two business days BEFORE the date of Record….
June 4th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
usually…
June 6th, 2007 at 7:10 am
What is the rule with extended hours trading? If the ex-dividend date is 6/7, can I sell on the 7th before the market opens and still receive the dividend?