Reference no: EM132695280 , Length: word count:2000

a) You work in the treasury department of Kellogg's, a large Multinational belonging to the consumer packaged goods industry, which operates in 180 countries and products being manufactured in 18 countries, which operates in 9 different countries, and which is listed on the NYSE stock exchange.

The company's CFO has been asked to lead a discussion with major shareholders about the company's future dividend policy. As a result, he has asked you to prepare an internal management report on the topic.

He requests that your report should:

• Explain why the dividend decision is important;
• Review the company's dividend policy and performance over the last five years,
• Outline the major dividend policy "theories", and
• Recommend a future dividend policy for Kellogg's.

2. Presentation

• A management report and Board papers should be clearly and logically structured in whatever format appears to be most suitable for supporting the analysis, arguments, conclusions and recommendations.

• Tables, graphs and charts can be a convenient way of organising your findings and helping you to analyse data and to explain concepts and ideas. They also may make it easier for the CFO (and the marker!) to understand your findings.

3. Assessment Requirements:

• Maximum word length allowed for the whole assignment is 2000 words, excluding words in Charts &Tables and in any Appendix section of your report.
• This assignment is worth 100% of the final assessment of the module.
• Indicate any sources of information and literature review by including all the necessary citations and references adopting the Harvard Referencing System.

• Students who have been found to have committed acts of Plagiarism are automatically considered to have failed the entire module. If found to have breached the regulation for the second time, you will be asked to leave the course.

Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate a critical awareness, comprehension and synthesis of some key areas of corporate financial management.

Learning Outcome 2: Identify, organise, analyse and critically evaluate financial information, articulate conclusions and form recommendations, based on a disciplined, thoughtful and well-structured appraisal of the evidence and founded on clear theoretical underpinnings.

Learning Outcome 3: Structure and communicate ideas based on an understanding and appreciation of the practical application of key issues and theories in corporate financial management.

Learning Outcome 4: Display an ability to evaluate complex business issues, synthesise concepts and to formulate and propose advice based on informed judgement.

Learning Outcome 5: Articulate conclusions and make recommendations, in an independent manner, which are based on informed analysis and critical appraisal.

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