Barclays 2013 Annual Report Download - page 435

Shareholder information
Your Barclays Shareholding
Key dates*
28 March
2013 Final dividend payment date
24 April
2014 Annual General Meeting
13 June
2014 First interim dividend payment date
19 September
2014 Second interim dividend payment date
5 December
2014 Third interim dividend payment date
*Please note that these dates are provisional and subject to change.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
This year’s AGM will be held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre,
Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX on Thursday, 24 April 2014 at 11.00am.
The Chairman and Chief Executive will update shareholders on our
performance in 2013 and our goals for 2014. Shareholders will also
have the opportunity to ask the Board questions at the meeting.
You can find out more at
Barclays.com/agm
Dividends
We remain committed to a 40% to 50% payout ratio over time, however,
we expect to be at 40% from 2014 to allow focus on capital accretion.
We would not expect it to rise further in to the 40% to 50% payout
range until the 10.5% Core Equity Tier 1 milestone has been reached.
How do Barclays shareholders receive their dividends?
As at 31 December 2013, Barclays shareholders received their dividends
in the following ways:
Bank mandate 50%
Cheque 29%
Scrip 21%
You can choose how you would like to receive your Barclays
dividends – save time and receive your dividends faster
You can have your dividends paid directly into your bank or building
society account. It is easy to set up and your money will be in your bank
account on the dividend payment date. If you hold 2,500 shares or less,
you can provide your bank or building society details quickly and easily
over the telephone using the contact details overleaf. If you hold more than
2,500 shares, please write to The Registrar.
Scrip Dividend Programme (the Programme)
Shareholders can choose to have their dividends reinvested in new
ordinary Barclays shares through the Programme. More information
including the Programme Terms and Conditions and application form are
available on our website (details below).
Unclaimed dividends
We are aware that some shareholders do not keep their personal details
on the share register up to date. Therefore, during 2013, we conducted
a tracing process to re-unite over 24,000 Barclays Sharestore members,
who lost contact with us, with their unclaimed dividends. We have
returned over £2 million of unclaimed dividends to our shareholders.
To find out more contact The Registrar to Barclays or visit
Barclays.com/dividends
Charity donations –
Thank you for your support
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders
for helping us to make two fantastic donations to charity.
Firstly, thank you to all of our Barclays Dividend Re-investment Plan
(DRIP) participants (which was withdrawn in June 2013) who chose to
donate their DRIP cash residue to our chosen charity, ABF The Soldier’s
Charity. As at the end of January 2014, we had raised over £40,000.
Secondly, following the close of the Rights Issue in October 2013,
shareholders who let some or all of their Rights lapse received a
cheque for their share of the net premium provided that it was £3.00 or
more. Any amounts due to shareholders that were less than £3.00
were donated to UNICEF. We are delighted to tell you that Barclays
shareholders have donated over £89,000 to UNICEF.
ShareGift your shares
Shareholders with small holdings of shares, whose value makes
them uneconomic to sell, may wish to donate them to ShareGift,
the share donation charity (registered charity number 1052686).
Further information about ShareGift and the charities it has
supported may be obtained from their website, www.ShareGift.org
Action for shareholders
Keep your personal details up to date
Please remember to tell The Registrar if:
 You move house
 You need to update your bank or building society details.
If you are a Barclays e-view member, you can update your bank or
building society account or address details online. If you hold 2,500
shares or less, you can update details quickly and easily over the
telephone using the contact details overleaf. If you hold more than
2,500 shares you will need to write to The Registrar. You must provide a
copy of your share certificate, Sharestore statement or most recent
dividend tax voucher. If these are not available, you will need to provide
a copy of a utility bill or bank statement dated in the last three months.
Duplicate documents
If you receive duplicate documents and split dividends on your Barclays
shares, this may be because you have more than one account on the
Barclays share register.
If you think that this affects you and you would like to combine
your shareholdings, please contact The Registrar to Barclays
(details overleaf).
Shareholder Security
Shareholders should be wary of any unsolicited investment advice
and offers to buy shares at a discounted price. These fraudsters use
persuasive and high-pressure tactics to lure shareholders into scams.
Please keep in mind that firms authorised by the Financial Conduct
Authority (FCA) are unlikely to contact you out of the blue with an
offer to buy or sell shares. You should think about getting independent
financial or professional advice before you hand over any money.
Report a scam If you are approached by fraudsters please
tell the FCA using the share fraud reporting form at
www.fca.org.uk/scams. You can also call the FCA Helpline
on 0800 111 6768.