---
title: "Build the dividend or distribution timetable"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/build-the-dividend-or-distribution-timetable"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A4-MO20261022-9"
practice_area: "Capital Markets & Securities — ECM/DCM and Disclosure"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the dividend or distribution timetable

> 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…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Capital Markets & Securities — ECM/DCM and Disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| 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 / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Build the dates from Listing Rule 3.21 and Appendix 6A, and do not fill the announcement form.

- What the AI does: 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 does: The lawyer confirms the record date, whether a plan exists, and the final amount, and authorises the announcement.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Give Appendix 3A.1 at least four business days before the record date. The ex date is the business day before the record date.
2. 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.
3. A half-year or full-year dividend announcement is also included in the half-year report or the preliminary final report.
4. Do not complete Appendix 3A.1. The lawyer confirms the amount, including an update where only an estimate was announced.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [ASX Listing Rules Chapter 3](https://www.asx.com.au/content/dam/asx/rules-guidance-notes-waivers/asx-listing-rules/rules/Chapter03.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ASX Listing Rules Appendix 6A](https://www.asx.com.au/content/dam/asx/rules-guidance-notes-waivers/asx-listing-rules/appendices/Appendix_06A.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/capital-markets-and-securities-ecm-dcm-and-disclosure/build-the-dividend-or-distribution-timetable/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*