How to find lost dividends and shares
It is very common for shareholders to lose touch with the companies they invest in. More than 150,000 small investors have forgotten about $451 million worth of shares. Australia has $1.1 billion dollars of unclaimed money.
If this your situation, these guidelines may help you in tracing your lost shares and dividends.
- Contact the relevant company
- Contact the responsible state government department 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's share registry and provide your new details.
Company contacts
If you think you may be a shareholder in a company, contact that company directly or its share registry. There are three main Australian Share Registries.