Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend growth investors because one must own a stock its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. TickerCompany NameEx-Div DatePay DateDividend PayoutStock PriceDividend YieldADPAutomatic Data Processing9-Mar1-Apr0.5386.092.46%UNHUnitedHealth Group9-Mar22-Mar0.5121.761.64%VIABViacom9-Mar1-Apr0.440.073.99%WMTWal-Mart Stores9-Mar4-Apr0.567.892.89%MGAMagna International9-Mar24-Mar0.2541.622.40%KOCoca-Cola Co.11-Mar1-Apr0.3544.013.18%MRKMerck11-Mar7-Apr0.4652.643.50%