Common shareholder and special shareholder - What's the difference in a stock market?

What’s the difference between a common shareholder and a special shareholder?

Here’s a short answer given by our friend Aya Laraya:

A regular dividend is given if the profits are generated from the regular operations of the company. A special dividend is given when the profits are generated from an extra-ordinary event -- like the sale of an asset that does not occur regularly. Common shareholders are normally entitled to both types of dividends. Preferred shareholders "MAY" be excluded depending on the terms of the preferred shares.

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