The Effect of Dividend Announcementon Share Price Changes for Companieslisted at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
Date
2014Author
Ndung’u, Samwel Karanja
Simiyu, Justo
Galo, Nebat
Mbogo, John
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The study sought to determine the nature of relationship between Dividend per Share and Share Price Changes, 
and the rate at  which Share Prices reflect Dividend Announcement information  for stocks traded at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The target population was all the 57 companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange as at  31st December,  2010.  Purposive  sampling  was  used  to  select  a  sample  of  four  companies.  The  event  study methodology  was used  to  determine  the  effect  of  Dividend  Announcement  on  Share  Prices.  Market  Adjusted Abnormal  Returns  (MAAR)  and  Cumulative  Abnormal  Returns  (CAR)  around  the  event  day  were  calculated using  the  Market  Adjusted  Abnormal  Return  model.  Secondary  data  was  obtained  from  Nairobi  Securities data  analysis.The  study  found  negative  relationship  between Dividend  Announcements  and  Share  Price  changes  in  companies  quoted  at  Nairobi  Securities  Exchange.  The study establishes the basis for the companies’ management to formulate their dividend policy and also provides information  to  investors  to  make  right  judgment  in interpreting  dividend  announced  by  companies  quoted at Nairobi Securities Exchange.

