Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date, Announce Date, Pay Date, Type of Dividend. 4/ 13/2004, 3/17/2004, 1/21/2004, 4/12/2004, 2-for-1 stock split. 3/13/1997, 2/10/ If the record date is Thursday August 8th, then the ex-dividend date would be Tuesday August 6th. In this scenario, only shareholders who bought their shares on Monday August 5th (or earlier) would be entitled to receive a dividend. The payable date can vary depending on the preferences of the company, In the above example, the ex-dividend date for a stock that’s paying a dividend equal to 25% or more of its value, is October 4, 2017. Sometimes a company pays a dividend in the form of stock rather than cash.