Dividend Stocks, July 19 -- Shares of several companies, such as Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Hero MotoCorp, Union Bank of India Zydus Lifesciences and others, are expected to trade ex-dividend next week, according to BSE.

Some of the major companies have announced various corporate actions, including the bonus issue, stock split, buyback of shares and others, as per BSE data.

The day when the equity share price adjusts to reflect the next dividend payout is known as the ex-dividend date. When the stock becomes ex-dividend, it means that the stock no longer includes the value of its upcoming dividend payment from that day onwards.

Dividends are payable to all the shareholders whose names appear on the company's list by th...