This paper used an event study approach to examine the impact of dividend reinvestment plans on shareholders' returns in the pre- and post-imputation environments. The daily share return behaviour indicated that the announcement to introduce a dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) was received...

Dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) were introduced in Australia in 1982 primarily to help shareholders purchase new shares without transaction costs. Variants of the basic DRP were soon developed for taxation reasons to allow for income streaming. This paper examines the basic characteristics...