Delayed Dividend Payments

Yes, JPMorgan. It seems the payment date is almost a month after ex- dividend date and by that time you are on the next ex-dividend date. But I guess you still get the payment if you sell after the ex dividend date?

@Solar03

Well… they’re sticking strictly to the rules as set out by the London Stock Exchange.

The Dividend Procedure states on page 2 that payment should be made within 30 business days after the record date. The sentence about small shareholder registers surely does not apply to JPMorgan.

With that in mind I have looked at this years dividends and it looks as if JPMorgan makes the payment within the 30 days period. That this is too close to the next Ex-Dividend Date to allow any room for delays or errors is probably not something they care about.

As for the selling bit… I would sell after the record date.

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