U.K. firms that cut or omit interim dividends during the period 1986-1993 are studied. Price reactions to cuts and omissions were found to be significantly negative and stronger for initial reductions. Gearing, company size and interim earnings change variables were found to have explanatory...

UK firms that cut or omit interim dividends during the period 1986-1993 are studied. Price reactions to cuts and omissions were found to be significantly negative and stronger for initial reductions. Future earnings variables were found to be predictable from interim dividend reductions....

Price reactions to interim dividend reductions are empirically analysed. Initial interim dividend reductions lead to a more strongly negative price reaction than for interim dividend reductions following an earlier final dividend reduction. When the subsequent interim dividend reduction is...