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Participating Dividend: Dividend received from ownership of participating preferred stock.

Optional Dividend: A dividends that the shareholder can elect to receive either in cash or in stock.

Omitted Dividend: A dividend that was scheduled to be declared, but that is not voted by the board of directors probably because the company is experiencing financial difficulties.

Nonparticipating Life Insurance Policy: Life insurance policy whose policyholders do not receive dividends, because they are not participants in the interest, dividends, and capital gains earned by the insurer on premiums paid.

Participating Buyer-Seller: Used for listed equity securities. (1) Customer willing to buy-sell in line with market. (2) Buyer-seller who goes along with another buyer-seller in a percentage order.

Participating Convertible Preferred Stock: Preferred stock that can be converted into common stock at the option of the holder. In contrast, to the usual preferred stock, the value of the preferred stock is refunded to the holder. Th . . . View Full Definition

Participating GIC: A guaranteed investment contract whose policyholder is not guaranteed a crediting rate, but instead receives a return based on the actual experience of the portfolio managed by the life insu . . . View Full Definition

Participating Fees: The portion of total fees in a syndicated credit that go to the participating banks.

Non-Participating Provider: A medical provider who has not contracted with a health plan.

Liquidating Dividend: Payment by a firm to its owners from capital rather than from earnings.