This Discussion Paper is a case study of Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland. Kerry grew from a small dairy cooperative (annual sales of US $50 million) in the early 1970s into an international food ingredients and consumer food products company with sales of US $2.6 billion in 1998. Kerry Group/PLC...

This study examines the role of ownership structure in validating the credibility of special dividend signal in the absence of a double taxation of dividends in a full imputation environment. Using a sample of Australian special dividend announcements from January 1996 to June 2002, we document...