How to find lost dividends

How to find lost dividends 1. 2. Contact the relevant company; Contact the responsible state government department – the details are below – as the unclaimed monies may be either registered with that department or depending on the time that has lapsed, held by the department. IMPORTANT – if you discover you have lost shares, make sure you contact the company and provide your new details. COMPANY CONTACTS If you think you may be a shareholder of AMP you can search the website: http://shareholdercentre.amp.com.au/phoenix.zhtml?c=142072&p=irol-lost If you think you may be a shareholder in another company, contact that company directly or its share registry. Many of the larger companies in Australia use the share registry services of two firms, Computershare or Link Market Services, details below: Computershare Investor Services www.computershare.com.au Phone: 03 9415 4000 1300 850 505 (within Australia) Fax: 03 9473 2500 Post: GPO Box 2975EE, Melbourne VIC 3000 Email: web.queries@computershare.com.au Link Market Services www.linkmarketservices.com.au Phone: 02 8280 7111 1300 554 474 (within Australia) Fax: 02 9287 0303 Post: Locked Bag A14, Sydney South, NSW 1235 Email: registrars@linkmarketservices.com.au Registries Limited www.registries.com.au Phone: 02 9290 9600 1300 737 760 Fax: 1300 653 459 Post: GPO Box 3993, Sydney NSW 2011 Email: callcentre@registries.com.au Level 7, North Tower, 1-5 Railway Street Chatswood NSW 2067 | PO Box 519 Chatswood NSW 2057 | ABN 40 000 625 669 Telephone 1300 368 448 or (02) 9411 1505 | Fax (02) 9411 6663 | Email share@asa.asn.au | Web www.asa.asn.au STATE GOVERNMENT CONTACTS NEW SOUTH WALES: Office of State Revenue You can check online to see whether OSR holds any lost monies for you. You can also claim online or by telephone and will be required to provide proof of identity. The NSW OSR website is: http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/benefits/ucm/find/ For a fact sheet on claiming lost money in NSW see: http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/lib/doc/factsheets/ofs_ucm1.pdf You can only make a claim in NSW for unclaimed monies in excess of $100. You can contact NSW OSR on Phone: 1300 366 016 Mail: GPO Box 4087, Sydney NSW 2001 Email: unclaimedmoney@osr.nsw.gov.au VICTORIA: Office of State Revenue Companies in Victoria are required to transfer monies that are unclaimed after 12 months. You can search on the OSR web site for lost money – go to the link below: http://www.sro.vic.gov.au/sro/srowebsite.nsf/ucm_generalInfoSearch.htm You can only make a claim in Victoria for unclaimed monies in excess of $20.00. You can Contact Victoria OSR: unclaimedmoneys@sro.vic.gov.au Phone – 13 21 61 (cost of a local call) or 03 9628 0000 QUEENSLAND: Public Trustee Unclaimed monies in Queensland are held by the Public Trustee. You can search the register on line at: http://www.pt.qld.gov.au/services/unclaimed/index.asp You can contact the Public trustee on 07 3213 9429 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Department of Treasury and Finance How to find lost dividends Page 2 of 4 You can search for unclaimed monies held by Western Australian businesses on the website of the Department of Treasury and Finance – link below: http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/cms/tre_content.asp?id=642 Contact details for the Department are below: Postal Address: Administrator, Unclaimed Money Department of Treasury & Finance Level 12, 197 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Email: Telephone: unclaimed.money@dtf.wa.gov.au (08) 9222 9185 NORTHERN TERRITORY: Territory Revenue Office You can search for lost shareholder monies for businesses in the Northern Territory at the website below: http://www.nt.gov.au/ntt/revenue/uc_claimreckeep.shtml AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: Public Trustee You can search for unclaimed monies for businesses in the ACT on the Public Trustee website – see below: http://www.publictrustee.act.gov.au/unclaimed/index.html (02) 6207 9800 PO Box 221 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 publictrustee@act.gov.au SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Department of Treasury and Finance The South Australian Government has a web page where you can search for unclaimed monies http://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/dtf/unclaimed_money/unclaimed_money_frequently_asked_questi ons.jsp You can contact the Department on (08) 8226 3106 TASMANIA: Public Trustee The Public Trustee holds unclaimed monies in Tasmania – see website below: http://www.publictrustee.tas.gov.au/index.php?Doo=ContentView&id=2 You can contact the Hobart office of the Public Trustee on 03 6233 759 How to find lost dividends Page 3 of 4 Delisted: Lost shares/lost money service https://www.delisted.com.au/TraceLostSharesLostMoney.aspx For a small administration fee of $34.50, Delisted (www.delisted.com.au) can help you trace lost shares, lost dividends, missing takeover consideration payments and demutualisation payouts. Delisted also conduct searches for superannuation funds. HOW TO FIND LOST/ UNCLAIMED TAKEOVER PAYMENTS If you think you held shares in a company which has been taken over by another company and you have not been paid for those shares, then the monies may be held by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. You can search for unclaimed monies on the website below: www.fido.gov.au http://www.fido.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/byheadline/Unclaimed+money++search+for+money?openDocument How to find lost dividends Page 4 of 4