Procter & Gamble Hygiene, Blue Dart Express, HIL shares to trade ex-dividend from today; know dividend history of these stocks

Shares of Blue Dart Express, HIL Ltd and Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited will start trading ex-dividend from Tuesday, February 8. The record date to finalise eligible shareholders for the interim dividend has been fixed as February 9 by the three companies, showed regulatory filings of Blue Dart Express, HIL Ltd and Procter & Gamble Hygiene.

Ex-dividend date is the day when shares start trading ex-dividend. It means one who buys shares of a particular company on or after the ex-dividend date will not be entitled to the dividend announced by the company, however, one who holds the shares of the given company before the ex-dividend date is entitled for the dividend. Record date is the day when a company decides which shareholders are eligible for the dividend payout announced by the company. Ex-dividend date is usually one business day before the record date and is set by stock exchange rules.  

Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd 

Of the three companies, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd is offering the most attractive interim dividend in Rs 95 per equity share at 950%. Shares of the India's one of the leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company ended with RS 63.30 or 0.42% dip to Rs 15163.25 per share on the BSE. Between  
Between November 2000 and February 2022, the FMCG giant has announced dividend 22 times, showed the BSE corporate action details.  

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Blue Dart Express 

The board of directors of Blue Dart Express has announced an interim dividend of Rs 25 (@250%) per equity share to all the eligible shareholders. Shares of transport and logistic company declined the most among the three stocks in a volatile market on Monday as Blue Dart Express stock corrected nearly 3 per cent to Rs 6483.80 a share on the BSE. The transport and logistics company has announced dividends a total 17 times between June 2021 and February 2022   

HIL Ltd

Besides Procter & Gamble and Blue Dart, the board of directors of HIL Ltd has also announced an interim dividend of Rs 20 per equity share at the rate of 200%. Ahead of the turning ex-dividend, HIL Ltd shares too closed in the red as the shares of company delaing in construction materials settled with Rs 49.85 loss or lower by 1.16% on the BSE on Monday. Between July 2007 and February 2022, HIL Ltd has offered dividends 26 times to its shareholders.