What is the dividend record date?
This is the date the Registrars view the register to prepare the dividend payment. A shareholding must be recorded on the register on this date to receive the dividend. The record date normally falls about three weeks before the dividend is paid. The record date for the latest dividend can be found in the Investor calendar.
This is the date the Registrars close the register to determine who is entitled to the dividend payment. A person’s shareholding must be recorded the “cum” register on this date to receive the last declared dividend. The record date normally falls about three weeks before the dividend is paid. The record date for the latest dividend can be found on the Investor calendar.