Optional Dividends. 11.5.1 Unless the Client elects otherwise in terms of clause 11.5 dividend shall be paid in cash. The Client can elect to apply the dividend by acquiring for additional shares in the issuer. The shares to be acquired by the Client as aforesaid shall be proportional to the shares held by the Client as at the record date for the dividend. The shares will be allocated once the reinvestment rate is confirmed for the value Pay Date, once the shares have been received by the Custodian.
11.5.2 The Client shall not be entitled to receive payment of a dividend in a different currency to the currency in which the dividend has been declared.
Optional Dividends cash-in-lieu payments, late ex-dividend payments, and special dividend payments may not be auto- matically reinvested.
Optional Dividends. At times certain issuers that pay dividends may offer shareholders an opportunity to elect to receive stock or cash, or a combination of both. This is known as an “Optional Dividend.” The issuer will assign Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Transactions through the Depository Trust Company. I understand that if
Optional Dividends. At times certain issuers that pay dividends may offer shareholders an opportunity to elect to receive stock or cash, or a combination of both. This is known as an “Optional Dividend.” The issuer will assign a default if no instruction is received. For example, the default option could be cash, stock, or a combination of both. You have the opportunity up until the applicable deadline to make an election to receive the payment of their choice. Please be advised, if you do not make an election prior to the deadline, your account will be assigned a default election based on the dividend reinvestment program instructions you established with respect to your account. This default election will be utilized in lieu of the issuer’s default option being applied to your account. At our option, we may buy reinvestment shares through a program offered by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) that offers a share price discount of up to 5%. To find out which securities are currently available through the DTC, contact us. Note that the availability through this program of any given security may change without notice. Also note that DTC program transactions take longer to process: Although the transactions are effective as of the dividend payable date, they are generally not posted to your account until 10 to 15 days later. If you sell your dividend-generating shares before the posting date, the dividend will not be reinvested. To remove securities from the dividend reinvestment service, notify us in writing or during business hours. We must receive your notification by 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time one business day before the record date (or, if the record date is not a business day, then two business days before the record date). Note that dividend reinvestment does not assure a profit on your investments and does not protect against loss in declining markets. Precious metals are not covered by SIPC account protection, but are insured by the depository at market value if stored through NFS. When trading precious metals, note that because they can experience sudden and rapid price changes, they are risky as investments, and you cannot be guaranteed an advantageous price when you trade them. If you take delivery of precious metals, delivery charges and sales and use taxes will apply. Precious metals are not marginable.
Optional Dividends. With respect to optional dividends, the cash dividend will be accrued as described in Section 9.1. If the Client elects to receive stock rather than cash, the Custodian will reverse the cash accrual and create a stock receivable. The Custodian will credit the Client with the new shares upon actual receipt in the market. For those markets where a tax payment must be charged, the Custodian will inform the Client of the tax in the original optional dividend notification that is sent to the Client. The Custodian will accept standing instructions for optional stock dividends, as specified by the Client in Appendix 11. With respect to discretionary securities lending transactions, the Custodian will notify the Client of entitlements due to the Client on all security lending positions. The Client must send a copy of the instructions given by the Client to the borrowing brokers prior to the Custodian’s response deadline.
Optional Dividends. At times certain issuers that pay dividends may offer shareholders an opportunity to elect to receive stock or cash, or a combination of both. This is known as an “Optional Dividend.” The issuer will assign a default if no instruction is received. For example, the default option could be cash, stock, or a combination of both. You have the opportunity up until the applicable deadline to make an election to receive the payment of their choice. Please be advised, if you do not make an election prior to the deadline, your account will be assigned a default election based on the dividend reinvestment program instructions you established with respect to your account. This default election will be utilized in lieu of the issuer’s default option being applied to your account. For certain securities, dividend reinvestment may occur through DTC’s Dividend Reinvestment Program. This plan may be utilized if an issuer offers reinvestment at a discount. Eligibility for a security to be enrolled in the DTC Dividend Reinvestment Program or the Fidelity dividend reinvestment program is determined by Fidelity and may change without notice. A dividend reinvestment transaction will post to your account when the shares are made available to Fidelity by DTC. Such transactions are generally posted within 15 days after pay date. Note that dividend reinvestment does not ensure a profit on your investments and does not protect against loss in declining markets. If you sell your dividend-generating shares before the posting date, the dividend will not be reinvested.
Optional Dividends. 12.4.1 12.4.2 12.5.1 12.5.2 12.5.3 12.5.4
Optional Dividends. 12.4.1 Unless the User elects otherwise in terms of clause 12.4 dividend shall be paid in cash. The User can elect to apply the dividend by acquiring for additional Eligible Assets from the issuer. The Eligible Assets to be acquired by the User as aforesaid shall be proportional to the Eligible Assets held by the User as at the record date for the dividend. The Eligible Assets will be allocated once the reinvestment rate is confirmed for the value Pay Date, once the Eligible Assets have been received by MERJ.
12.4.2 The User shall not be entitled to receive payment of a dividend in a different currency to the currency in which the dividend has been declared. Dividends and Bonuses An issuer in which the User holds Eligible Assets may issue additional Eligible Assets to the User, whether in proportion to existing Eligible Asset holding or otherwise. These Eligible Assets may be issued and allotted by the issuer on the Ex-date at the value as at the Pay Date. The additional Eligible Assets issued as aforesaid shall only be available to trade once they have been received by MERJ and allocated to the User on the MERJ Platform.
Optional Dividends. When a U.S. domestic company offers its shareholders a choice to receive a dividend either in cash or stock, the Clearing Broker will use your dividend reinvestment election as the basis for allocating future distributions. In other words, accounts that have elected to have their dividends reinvested in the affected security will be credited optional dividends with addi- tional shares, while accounts that have elected to receive their dividends in cash will be paid optional dividends in cash. All transactions made through Dividend Reinvestment will be confirmed on your regular account statement.
Optional Dividends. At times certain issuers that pay dividends may offer shareholders an opportunity to elect to receive stock or cash, or a combination of both. This is known as an optional dividend. The issuer will assign a default if no instruction is received. For example, the default option could be cash, stock, or a combination of both. I have the opportunity up until the applicable deadline to make an election to receive the payment of the issuer’s choice. If I do not make an election prior to the deadline, my account will be assigned a default election based on the dividend reinvestment program instructions I established with respect to my account. This default election will be utilized in lieu of the issuer’s default option being applied to my account. Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Transactions through the Depository Trust Company. I understand that if I elect to participate in the Service, reinvestment for certain securities may occur through the Depository Trust Company’s dividend reinvestment service (“DTC program”). DTC and the issuer determine which securities participate in the DTC program. Only certain eligible DTC program securities will participate in the Service, and such eligibility is determined by NFS. I can obtain immediate information regarding DTC-eligible securities by telephoning You.
