Amazon pays it’s first dividend — AMZN Declares a Dividend of $0.20, yielding an annual 0.95%

Big news for those interested in growth companies that pay a dividend– starting today, Amazon is a dividend payer.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) declared a dividend on Tuesday, December 20th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.20 per share by the e-commerce giant on Monday, January 9th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 27th.