To glean the safety of the income offered by a stock, investors look at dividend cover.

为了获得股票收益的安全性，投资者会关注股利保障倍数。

But if the deal closes, the firm plans to pay a special dividend that will cover the cost of buying out those who did not participate.

但是如果交易完成，电讯盈科计划支付特别股息来收购那些未有参与的股东手中的股份。