Understanding Miller Industries's Ex-Dividend Date On May 5, 2021, Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) declared a dividend payable on June 14, 2021 to its shareholders. Miller Industries also announced that shareholders on the company’s books on or before June 7, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Miller Industries, whose current dividend payout is $0.18, has an ex-dividend date set at June 4, 2021. The payout equates to a dividend yield of 1.65% at current price levels. What Is An Ex-Dividend Date? Ex-dividend dates signal when company shares cease to trade with their current dividend payouts. There is a small intermission period before companies announce new dividends. Usually, a company’s ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Typically, companies will announce and implement new dividend yields on a quarterly basis.