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ABC Corporation's board of directors declares a regular cash dividend payable to shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10. Assuming all intermediate days are business days and transactions settle under standard SEC/FINRA T+1T+1 regular-way rules, arrange the following operational milestone events in correct chronological order from earliest to latest.

  1. 1Board of directors officially declares the cash dividend (Declaration Date)
  2. 2Last trade date to purchase stock regular-way and receive the dividend (Tuesday, June 9)
  3. 3Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date for the cash dividend distribution (Wednesday, June 10)
  4. 4Settlement date for shares purchased regular-way on the ex-dividend date (Thursday, June 11)

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The correct chronological order is: 1) Board of directors officially declares the cash dividend (Declaration Date), 2) Last trade date to purchase stock regular-way and receive the dividend (Tuesday, June 9), 3) Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date for the cash dividend distribution (Wednesday, June 10), and 4) Settlement date for shares purchased regular-way on the ex-dividend date (Thursday, June 11).
The sequence follows the mechanics of T+1T+1 settlement. First, the board approves the dividend (Declaration Date). To appear on the company's books on Record Date (Wednesday, June 10), an investor must purchase the shares regular-way no later than Tuesday, June 9 (T+1T+1 settlement). Under current FINRA rules, the Ex-Dividend Date for regular cash dividends is the Record Date itself (Wednesday, June 10). Finally, a trade executed on the Ex-Dividend Date settles one business day later on Thursday, June 11 (T+1T+1).

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1
Identify the initial corporate authorization date
The Board of Directors declaration date occurs first before any trading or settlement rules take effect.
Dividends do not exist legally until formally declared by the issuer's board.
2
Determine the last cum-dividend trade date under T+1T+1 settlement
To settle on the Record Date of Wednesday, June 10, the trade must occur on Tuesday, June 9 (T+1T+1).
Regular-way settlement takes 1 business day (T+1T+1). Buying on Tuesday, June 9 settles on Wednesday, June 10.
3
Identify the Ex-Dividend Date under current T+1T+1 rules
Under T+1T+1 rules, the Ex-Dividend Date for standard cash dividends is designated as the Record Date (Wednesday, June 10).
Purchasing on Wednesday, June 10 would settle on Thursday, June 11 (T+1T+1), which is past the record date cutoff.
4
Calculate the settlement date for an ex-dividend trade
A purchase made on Wednesday, June 10 settles on Thursday, June 11.
Applying the standard T+1T+1 settlement window to a trade executed on June 10 results in settlement on June 11.

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Dividend Milestone Sequence and T+1T+1 Regular-Way Settlement Rules
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