RE: Special dividend? They said in the CC that they will be using approx. $300 mil for the shareholders, either as a special dividend (which works out to about $1 per share) or as a buy-back of shares to reduce the float. I think probably the former, but they said they will not decide until after the deal closes by the beginning of December (probably earlier, as it was indicated that is the furthest out date). Any payment will be in early 2013.