On 12/14/17, George Weston Ltd's Preferred Shares Series III (TSX: WN-PRC.TO ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.325, payable on 1/1/18. As a percentage of WN.PRC's recent share price of $25.00, this dividend works out to approximately 1.30%, so look for shares of WN.PRC to trade 1.30% lower - all else being equal - when WN.PRC shares open for trading on 12/14/17. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 5.21%.
As of last close, WN.PRC was trading at a 0.04% discount to its liquidation preference amount. The chart below shows the one year performance of WN.PRC shares, versus WN:
Below is a dividend history chart for WN.PRC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.325 on George Weston Ltd's Preferred Shares Series III:
In Tuesday trading, George Weston Ltd's Preferred Shares Series III (TSX: WN-PRC.TO ) is currently trading flat on the day, while the common shares (TSX: WN.TO ) are up about 0.4%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
