. Alternative to Cash Dividends • What We Know and Do Not Know about Dividends and Payout Policies • Stock Dividends and Stock Splits 17- 3 Cash Dividends • Regular cash dividend – cash payments. paid • Understand the issues surrounding dividend policy decisions • Understand the difference between cash and stock dividends • Understand why share repurchases are an alternative to dividends 17- 2 . Chapter 17 Dividends and Dividend Policy McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Concepts and Skills • Understand dividend types and