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UPDATING YOUR PORTFOLIO: CORPORATE ACTIONS

If you receive new shares via a Rights Issue, Bonus Issue, Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) or New Issue, or your receive income from a Cash Dividend, you may need to adjust your portfolio to ensure that cost and profit/loss levels are accurately reflected.

Please note: NZ Rights Issues, NZ Bonus Issues and NZ Cash Dividends are automatically recorded in your portfolio by Direct Broking.

- STEP 1 -


CREATE A NEW MOVEMENT

To create a new movement in your Portfolio, click on the red button circled below.

Next, select the appropriate movement type
Rights Issue = BUY
Bonus Issue = BONUS_ISSUE
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) = BUY
New Issue (share float) = NEW_ISSUE
Cash Dividend = DIVIDEND

- STEP 2 -


ENTER MOVEMENT DETAILS




> RIGHTS ISSUE
Please note: NZ Rights Issues are automatically recorded in your Portfolio by Direct Broking.
 
Movement Date: enter the date that the new shares were registered against your name
Quantity: enter the quantity of new shares that you have taken up as part of the Rights Issue
Market price/share: enter the application cost (per share) that you paid
Brokerage: n/a
Other charges: n/a
Trade fee: n/a
 
 
> BONUS ISSUE
Please note: NZ Bonus Issues are automatically recorded in your Portfolio by Direct Broking.
 
Movement Date: enter the date that the new shares were registered against your name
Quantity: enter the quantity of new shares that you received
Market price/share: n/a
Brokerage: n/a
Other charges: n/a
Trade fee: n/a
 
 
> DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN (DRP)
 
Movement Date: enter the date that the new shares were registered against your name
Quantity: enter the quantity of new shares that you received
Market price/share: enter the allotment cost per share as detailed on correspondance from the share registry
Brokerage: n/a
Other charges: n/a
Trade fee: n/a
 
 
> NEW ISSUE (SHARE FLOAT)
 
Movement Date: enter the date that the new shares were registered against your name
Quantity: enter the quantity of new shares that you have purchased
Market price/share: enter the cost per share that you paid
Brokerage: n/a
Other charges: n/a
Trade fee: n/a
 
 
> CASH DIVIDEND
Please note: NZ Cash Dividend payments are automatically recorded in your Portfolio by Direct Broking.
 
Movement Date: enter the date that the dividend was paid
Gross dividend: enter the total dividend amount that you received
Withholding tax: enter withholding tax paid**
Imputation credits: if applicable, enter imputation credits paid***
 

After updating your portfolio to reflect new shares obtained via Rights Issue, Bonus Issue, DRP or New Issue, and additional income received from a Cash Dividend, the overall cost and profit/loss levels of your portfolio will be reflected in your online portfolio.*

Please feel free to contact Direct Broking if you would like assistance with this process.

        >   0800 805 777
        >   help@directbroking.co.nz

* Please note that the Direct Broking online portfolio can only be relied upon to obtain and view data for the shares that you have traded via our DIY trading service and the resulting Corporate Actions. The Direct Broking online portoflio does not necessarily display an accurate representation of your entire share holdings and this should be confirmed with the appropriate share registries.

** Please note that Direct Broking is unable to give advice on tax related matters; we suggest you seek independent verification advice from your tax advisor or accountant.

*** Imputation credits are applied to non-NZ dividend payments. Please call 0800 805 777 if you would like further information about imputation credits.

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