Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI). What's HappeningThe company announced on Tuesday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share. On Thursday, Albertsons Companies will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 12 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day.In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case,