CCA to Pay Special Dividend

Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool
Updated

The planned transformation of Corrections Corporation of America has produced an early reward for shareholders. The company has announced that it will hand out a special dividend of $6.63 per share of its common stock. It expects the disbursement to be made on May 20 to shareholders of record as of April 19.

The dividend is being paid as a precursor to CCA's transformation into a real estate investment trust or REIT, which requires the company to distribute its undistributed earnings and profits before this year.

The special dividend yields 17.5% at CCA's current stock price of $37.97.http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CXW&ql=0

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