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WORLDWIDE DIVIDENDS ON THE WEB

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Exchange Data International are pleased to announce the launch of their latest service -

Worldwide Dividends

There is an increased need for timely, accurate and complete information due to faster settlement deadlines, greater risk exposure and increased market consolidation. Exchange Data International (EDI) have devised a solution for those requiring Dividend information.

Worldwide Dividends has been developed in response to market forces and suggestions from clients. This service sources Dividend Announcements directly from over 150 exchanges on a daily basis. It aims to not only reduce the number of different feeds needed, but to increase efficiency through the reduction of staff time taken to process dividend information.

The Web-based interface allows the user to search for all new Dividend announcements (Cash or Stock) for any individual exchange or a group of exchanges, over a period of time, ranging from one day to one year. With such fields of information as: Ex, Record and Pay Dates, Pay Rates, Currency, Issuer Name, Security Description, Local, Sedol™ and ISIN codes, the user is able to access complete details on any given Dividend.

EDI’s enhanced service can now offer a Portfolio Import Facility, which allows the user to load a Portfolio into the service via Sedol™, ISIN or Local code, and have a detailed Dividend report produced based upon those securities held within the portfolio. In addition, the end user can now have the added benefit of automatically being alerted to new dividends announced for their portfolio by receiving an e-mail in their in-box via EDI’s E-mail Notification function.

The user can use additional search options ranging from Issuer Name to Local Code to find specific stocks. Additional search options allows date range searches on all Ex, Record and Pay dates that occur with in that date range.

An added feature is the ability to search for a Global Issuer Name. Many Issuers have securities listed on multiple exchanges, the majority under slightly different spellings, and the ability to match an Issuer to its globally recognized name has become vital in order to obtain the complete list of securities that the Issuer has issued.

Worldwide Dividends will help centralize a firm’s Dividend Operations, while reducing risk and saving both time and money. The data is also available as a data feed, to enable firms to populate mainframe systems and in-house security portfolios.

User Guide

Exchange Data International’s Worldwide Dividends on the Web service provides the end user with a powerful search tool. This User guide details all of the search options, functionality and screen layouts.

Below is a screenshot of the opening screen.

The User can search for new Dividend announcements via several search options:

Exchanges: Provides the User with a drop down list of all the Exchanges covered in the service. By clicking on Exchange, the user can select an individual Exchange, or by selecting the default option (All Exchanges Selected), search on all Exchanges covered. The user also has the option of searching on a group of ‘selected exchanges’ (please see page 8 for details).

Local Code: Allows the User to enter the Local Exchange Code for a particular security.

Sedol™ Code: Allows the User to enter the Sedol™ Code for a particular security.

Isin/US Code: Allows the User to enter the ISIN or US Code for a particular security.

Issuer: Allows the User to enter the Issuer Name, in order to generate a list of securities for that Issuer.

Global Issuer: Allows the User to enter the globally recognised name of an Issuer, in order to generate a list of securities for that Issuer (refer to Page 3 for a more detailed explanation).

New Dividends from the Last: Allows the User to specify both the time period and Dividend Type they wish to search on. (This options only applies to an Exchange Search).

Once the User has defined their Search Criteria, and hit the Submit Search button, the search results are generated:

This screen provides a list of all the Dividend Announcements that matched those Search Criteria. The fields shown provide the User with the basic information on the dividend. To see the complete record, click on the Div# field of the security:

Portfolio Manager

Worldwide Dividends allows the end user to import a Portfolio of securities. This enables the user to search for dividends on just those securities that they have an interest in.

Portfolio’s are loaded by Sedol™, ISIN or Local codes. List the codes in a text file (through Notepad for example) and specify the path in the ‘Portfolio Operations’ Local File box. Portfolio Manager allows incremental updates. This means the user can load their main portfolio of stocks, and then simply add to that everyday by loading any new securities.

Note: Portfolio Manager can contain up to 10,000 securities. Users should only load 2000 securities at a time, as the Internet can ‘timeout’ if larger numbers of loaded.

E-Mail Notification

Once the user has loaded their Portfolio, they have the option of entering an e-mail address (this can be a group e-mail address). This allows the user to receive e-mails directly into their in-box whenever a new dividend is announced.

Calendar Search

The Worldwide Dividends on the Web service also allows the User to search on Ex, Record and Pay Dates, that are occurring on any day, or during any date range:

Once the User has defined their Search Criteria, and hit the Submit Search button, the search results are generated:

Once again, the User is show a screen that provides a list of all the Dividends that matched those Search Criteria. The fields shown provide the User with the basic information on the dividend. To see the complete record, click on the Div# field of the security (see page 17 for screenshot).

With-holding Tax

EDI’s Worldwide Dividends on the Web service also provides details on a Countries With-Holding Tax rates (see pages 7 & 8 for coverage). The information provided is Country specific, with a comments table attached to explain the Tax Rates in more detail.

The Below screenshots shows an example of the Country List which can be found by clicking on the Tax Reference Button and an excerpt from the Tax comments to be found for the UK:

Exchange Selection

Some companies may find they do not need to have access to all of the Exchanges covered. With this in mind, Users can select what Exchanges they wish to view. By clicking the appropriate Exchanges the User can define their Exchange coverage.

The above screenshot shows a selection of the Exchanges.

Once selected, confirm your selection. You can now use this added search on both the Main Search Screen, and on the Calendar Screen by selecting the ‘Selected Exchanges Only’ option from the Drop down list under ‘Exchanges’.

Country by Country Ex, Record & Pay date coverage

Country ISIN/Local Code Exdate RecordDate PayDate DivRate Tax
ARGENTINA True True True True True False
ARMENIA False False False False False False
AUSTRALIA True True True True True True
AUSTRIA True False False True True False
BAHAMAS False False False False False False
BAHRAIN True True True True True False
BANGLADESH True True True True True True
BARBADOS False False True True True True
BELGIUM True True False True True True
BERMUDA False False True True True False
BOLIVIA False False False False True False
BOTSWANA False False True True True False
BRAZIL True True True False True False
BULGARIA False True True True True False
CANADA False False False False False False
CHILE False True True True True False
CHINA True True True True True False
COLOMBIA True False True False True False
COSTA RICA False True True True True False
CROATIA False True True True True False
CYPRUS True True True True True False
CZECH REPUBLIC True True True True True True
DENMARK True True True True True True
ECUADOR False False False True True False
EGYPT False True False True True False
EL SALVADOR False False False False False False
ESTONIA False True True True True False
FINLAND True True True True True False
FRANCE True True False True True True
GERMANY True True True True True True
GHANA False True True True True True
GREECE True True False True True False
GUATEMALA False False False False False False
HONG KONG True True True True True False
HUNGARY True True True True True True
ICELAND False False False False True False
INDIA False False False False False False
INDONESIA True True True True True False
IRAN True True True True True True
IRELAND False False False True True False
ISRAEL True True False True True True
ITALY True True True True True False
IVORY COAST True True True True True True
JAMAICA True True True True True False
JAPAN False False False False False False
JORDAN True True True True True True
KAZAKHSTAN False False False False True False
KENYA True True True True True True
KOREA True True True True True True
KUWAIT False False False True True False
KYRGYZSTAN True True True True True False
LATVIA True True True True True False
LEBANON True False True True True True
LITHUANIA True True True True True True
LUXEMBOURG True True False True True True
MACEDONIA False False False False False False
MALAWI True False True True True False
MALAYSIA True True True True True False
MALTA False False False False True False
MAURITIUS True True False True True False
MEXICO True True True True True False
MONGOLIA True True True True True False
MOROCCO True True True True True False
NAMIBIA True False True True True False
NEPAL False False True True True False
NETHERLANDS True True True True True False
NEW ZEALAND True True True True True False
NIGERIA True True True True True True
NORWAY True True True True True False
OMAN False False False False False False
PAKISTAN True True True True True False
PALESTINE False False False True True False
PANAMA False False True True True False
PARAGUAY False False False False False False
PERU True True True True True False
PHILIPPINES True True True True True False
POLAND True True True True True True
PORTUGAL False True False True True False
ROMANIA False False True True True False
RUSSIA True True True True False False
SAUDI ARABIA False False False False False False
SINGAPORE False True True True True False
SLOVAKIA True True True True True True
SLOVENIA True True False True True False
SOUTH AFRICA True True True True True True
SPAIN True True True True True True
SRI LANKA True True False True True False
SWAZILAND False False False False True False
SWEDEN True True True True True False
SWITZERLAND True True True True True False
TAIWAN True True True True True False
TANZANIA False False False False True False
THAILAND True True True True True False
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO True True True True True False
TUNISIA False True False True True False
TURKEY True True True True True False
UGANDA False False False False True False
UKRAINE False False False False False False
UNITED KINGDOM False False True True True False
UNITED STATES False False False False False False
URUGUAY False False False True True False
VENEZUELA False True True True True False
ZAMBIA False False True True True False
ZIMBABWE False True True True True False

** Note: This table is constantly being updated with new Exchanges and Ex, Record and Pay Date coverage.

Fields of Information

Field Name
Field Description

Issuer Name
Complete Company Name.

Security Description
Full description of the Security that indicates how much the Security is worth.

Country
where Security is listed.

Exchange
Exchange where Security is listed.

Local Code
The foreign domestic number used to identify the security.

ISIN Code
International Securities Identification Number issued by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA).

Sedol™ Code
Stock Exchange Daily Official List - Unique identifier allocated to a Security that has/is traded on the London Stock Exchange

Dividend Number
Secid/divseqnum/divelement

Secid - Internal EDI number assigned to a security.

divseqnum - number that represents where the dividend is in the sequence of dividends we have for that security.

divelement - if a combination of dividends are announced, the number will rise, i.e., dividend and special dividend both announced for same security.

Dividend Type
Explains how the Dividend is paid; Cash or Stock.

Dividend Period
How often the Dividend is paid each year:

Quarterly

Semi-annual

Annual

Special

Approximate
If pay rate has not been confirmed.

Final
If pay rate has been confirmed.

Currency
Currency in which the Dividend will be paid.

Pay Rate (Gross)
Dividend amount before Tax.

Pay Rate (Net)
Dividend amount after Tax.

Ratio
Numerator and Denominator How many shares you will receive based on the number of shares you already hold.

Stock Rate

Tax Rate
Tax rate for the Country in which the Security is listed

Ex Date
The date specified by the local stock exchange used to determine
whether the buyer of seller of the security is entitled to the benefit.The seller of a security during the ex period will normally be entitled to the benefit.

Record Date
This date, set by the company, determines those shareholders who are entitled to receive a specific benefit on their shareholding. This may include dividends, rights or in some instances, incentives.

Pay Date
In a benefit distribution, the date on which the benefit is distributed by an issuer Notes

Comments
field that provides textual information on the Dividend

Action
Three types of action:

I. Insert – New Announcement

U. Update – Additional information has been issued for an existing record

A. Full Re-alignment – Assigned to those dividends that were present when a new client receives the full database. Allows easy interpretation of new Dividends when combined with the (I) Insert action flag

Note: SEDOL is a registered trademark of London Stock Exchange plc.