Build the dividend or distribution timetable
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the decision to pay, the intended record date, and whether a dividend or distribution plan exists, set out the announcement, the ex date, the record date, any election deadline, the payment date, and the last day to issue and notify plan securities. Do not complete the announcement form.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the record date, whether a plan exists, and the final amount, and authorises the announcement.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Give Appendix 3A.1 at least four business days before the record date. The ex date is the business day before the record date.
- If a plan exists, elections are at least one business day after the record date and payment is at least two business days after it. Without a plan, payment is any day after the record date.
- A half-year or full-year dividend announcement is also included in the half-year report or the preliminary final report.
- Do not complete Appendix 3A.1. The lawyer confirms the amount, including an update where only an estimate was announced.
Sources
- ASX Listing Rules Chapter 3 · 2026-10-22
- ASX Listing Rules Appendix 6A · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
Appendix 3A.1 was not opened as a form. The four-business-day rule is Listing Rule 3.21(b) and Appendix 6A.