https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-01/alphabet-declares-20-for-1-stock-split-kz4mpxwm
" Alphabet Inc. announced a 20-for-1 stock split in the form of a one-time special stock dividend, aiming to draw a wider audience for its shares."
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Right and youāll have received 19 stocks for every 1 you held.
Again no cash dividend payment just a stock split
True, I only came in here to ask and you answered thanks. I think they should appear somewhere on our statements though for clarity and am attempting to have this added as a āfeatureā
Itās a good addition Iād suggest making a feature topic for it so itās captured
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In what form can dividend be paid?
Dividends can be issued in various forms, such as cash payment, stocks or any other form. A companyās dividend is decided by its board of directors and it requires the shareholdersā approval.
I think customer service are on top of it, cheers though 
I give up, you arenāt getting anything extra just what you had in 20 smaller chunks.
I havenāt alluded to anything extra, just to having this dividend recorded on my statement. I donāt own GOOG tbh, Iām a GME holder and was wanting to check if the same split via dividend process had resulted in the same outcome here. It had.
I think theyāre asking more around the notifications and inclusion in statements of the various dividend types. Freetrade only records cash dividends so stock dividends though infrequent arenāt in the activity feed
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They did email explaining what was happening Iām not sure an update in activity is necessary in the case of google if other companies pay a dividend in shares fine.
@Roger you are correct this is a normal straight forward stock split. However @NoBeef is also correct because the language that is often used for a stock split is āin the form of a stock dividendā.
Please see this from the Alphabet investor relations FAQ:
In February 2022, the board of directors of Alphabet approved a 20-for-one stock split in the form of a one-time special stock dividend on each share of our Class A, Class B, and Class C stock (the 2022 Stock Split).
This may confuse some of us because many of us assume dividend means ācash dividendā. For avoidance of any doubt no cash dividend was declared. The yield remains 0%.
To be honest, in this case, this is all semantics. In case anyone is confused by the last x messages: Google had a straight forward stock split.
There are times when there is no stock split but simply the dividend is distributed in the form of shares rather than cash - in fact some companies give you this option to receive your cash dividend in the form of stock.
EDIT: Of course if this was viewed as any kind of distribution from profits (i.e. dividend) whether or not it was in lieu of cash then it would be subject to UK income tax (dividend) outside an ISA and also subject to US withholding tax.
The other issue that people have referred to i.e. the record on the activity feed, well obviously it would be good thing to have a record of any thing that changes in your account.
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Dudeās out of prison?!
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Yeah they let him out about 3 months ago give or take. Not that he was ever in a real prison
Looks like Sundar wants Alphabet to get off the couch and get in shape, which of course means more things are heading to the killed by Google graveyard.
The instability of Google Hardware means no dead product is ever truly dead. Google quit making tablets in 2015, came back for Chrome OS tablets in 2018, then quit for another three years, and now itās planning to launch a new Android tablet in 2023. Surely, weāll get another Google laptop someday, but weāll just have to wait a few more years.
So the question is, do you trust Google with your money when youāre shopping for a new piece of tech?
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Yes, interesting article on CNBC which says:
The spinout comes as Google parent Alphabet reckons with a slowdown in ad spending and looks to advance or wind down experimental projects.
The article is primarily about the spin out of Aalyria:
More details on Aalyria:
The article gives a glimpse into the software named Spacebeam and the wireless technology it calls Tightbeam. Tightbeam is a laser based wireless comms system. And this technology will face a great of scrutiny as:
āThis is an area that is littered with the bodies of dead companies.ā
I do, I love the Pixel 5 phone. I spent a few weeks researching the best phone for me.
Isnāt the most expensive, but is not too large and itās not like Samsung phones where you get all this Samsung bloatware.
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Lovely. $105 has been my target price for a while. I have an average of $102. I wonder if I should wait just a bit longer to buy below my averageā¦
Iād be slightly wary. In the entire lifetime of Google, itās only ever been higher than your aforementioned price within the last 18 months. Beware the bargain. Iād still buy it at this price tho personally!
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