When a board of directors does decide to pay a dividend, it usually pays it quarterly and according to the ownership interest of each shareholder. 当董事会决定支付股息时,通常按照季度和股东所持有的股份分红。
Dividends may be paid in the form of cash or stock although a company is under no obligation to pay a dividend of any kind to its common shareholders. 公司可以用现金或股票的形式支付股息,虽然公司并没有义务给它的普通股股东分红。