Useful information relating to the Dividend Database (2021-22)

Below is some useful information surrounding the data held within the Dividend Database for the 2021-22 tax year. If you are looking for information relating to the 2022-23 tax year, please review our article for Useful information relating to the Dividend Database (2022-23). 

Companies who have not issued any dividends in the year:

• Centrica
• Marks & Spencer
• Whitbread
• easyJet
• National Express
• WH Smith
• JD Wetherspoon

Other notes:

Standard Life Aberdeen:

Renamed to abrdn in July 2021

Royal Dutch Shell

Renamed to Shell in January 2022 and offices moved to London

The wizard will ‘map’ Shell-B shares with new Epic ‘SHEL’

However, the wizard will not ‘map’ Shell-A shares to the new ‘SHEL’

• This will not be common as A type are associated with Netherlands
• If this applies, select SHEL in the dividend chooser and enter the holdings

Bovis

Renamed to Vistry Group in January 2020

Vistry dividends paid in May 2021 was first since November 2019 (Bovis)

Melrose

A reverse split occurred in August 2021, 10 shares would now be 9

Dividends received in 2021-22 would need to be entered manually, they are not in the database

(For any dividends paid in 2022-23, use the updated holding in the 2022-23 dividend database)