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		smackfu on March 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Announces Plans to Initiate Dividend and Sha... On the other hand, employee options are actually hurt by dividends since the option holder takes the price hit on their outstanding options, but does not receive the dividend value.

tedunangst on March 19, 2012 [–]

Market options are sometimes adjusted for exceptional dividends, but I don't know about employee options.

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