А semi-annual dividend of $3.02 per share was paid with a record date of June 15, 2021, and an ex-dividend date of June 14, 2021. The ex-dividend date is usually set several business days before the record date. If a stock is purchased on its ex-dividend date or after, the next dividend payment will not be received. Instead, the dividends are repossessed by to the seller. If the stocks are purchased before the ex-dividend date, the buyer will receive the dividends.