This paper examines dividend policy of Thai listed companies over the period 2002-2008. The results show that larger
and more profitable firms with higher free cash flows and retained earnings to equity tend to pay higher dividends. In
addition, the evidence indicates that firms with higher growth opportunities, proxied by market-to-book ratio, tend to
pay lower dividend payout ratio but higher dividend yield. Collectively, the findings from this paper provide much
support for the free cash flow and life-cycle hypotheses. Further, it is found that financial leverage is positively related to
dividend payouts, a finding which casts doubt whether Thai firms rely on debt to pay dividends.