Bitget will gradually settle cash dividends for five stock perpetual contracts: LINUSDT at 08:00 UTC+8 on September 3, 2026, and GOOGLUSDT, BACUSDT, PYPLUSDT and TERUSDT at 08:00 UTC+8 on September 4, 2026. The corresponding ex-dividend dates are September 3 and September 4, respectively, in Eastern Time. Listed dividends are $1.60 per share for LINUSDT, $0.32 for BACUSDT, $0.22 for GOOGLUSDT, $0.14 for PYPLUSDT and $0.13 for TERUSDT. Long holders will receive amounts based on position size through funding fees, while short holders will have equivalent amounts deducted. Settlement will use a position snapshot taken at processing time, exclude users without open positions, and net same-UID long and short positions. Users seeking to avoid participation must close relevant positions before the applicable settlement deadline. Funding fees will appear in transaction histories in real time after processing, while normal contract trading will continue. Final dividend amounts will depend on official data published on the actual ex-dividend dates, with any adjustments communicated separately. Bitget warned that deductions from leveraged short positions could reduce margin and trigger forced liquidation, urging users to review and top up margin.