the line you see over and over again in IPO filings is "shareholder value" and not "value of the stock" so dividends fall into the former category. See Google'

the line you see over and over again in IPO filings is "shareholder value" and not "value of the stock" so dividends fall into the former category. See Google's S1 (IPO) filing for reference: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312504073639/ds1.htm http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/0001193125040...