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This year I decided to stop leaving money on the table, letting my stocks dividends pass me. I had moved from my far-from-everywhere house in Abule-Egba to close-to-everywhere-I-go Gbadaga. But I needed to be sure my shares dividend warrants will get to me and that the ones I have not been receiving (like Total Nigeria PLC and others I can't remember their names) will be (reissued and) paid into my bank account.

So I did the e-Dividend mandate process. In fact, I bought small units of shares in all the companies I have ever considered owning shares in but don't yet own, so that I can do the e-Dividend mandate for them all at once. Later, I learned that I could have saved myself some stress and funds, that once I buy into a new company that is managed by a registrar that already has my details, I should just phone or email them and ask they extend the e-dividend mandate to cover the new/additional company.

Unfortunately, submitting e-dividend mandates didn't fix the problem. Some companies still kept sending me posted dividend warrants while a few started paying directly into my account. In the end, I had to take the following steps to get my dividends consistently paid into my bank account (and reclaim unclaimed dividends):

  1. Do the e-Dividends mandate (you can get the forms directly from this SEC page and below is a comprehensive table of registrars and the companies/securities they service)
  2. Email the registrars about the status of your e-dividend mandate (best to give a week or a month gap between the submission and this email query)
  3. Some will ask for signature specimen; go through your broker to provide them the signature specimen
  4. Some will ask for some additional details from you or that you fill a form and scan back the filled form to them. One even asked me to physically submit a form to their office
And those were the steps I had to go through to permanently fix my unpaid dividend and e-dividend problems.

Below is the list of companies and their respective registrars.


S/N Registrar Company
1 Africa Prudential Registrars A & G INSURANCE PLC
2 Africa Prudential Registrars A.R.M LIFE PLC
3 Africa Prudential Registrars ABBEY MORTGAGE BANK PLC
4 Africa Prudential Registrars ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNMENT BOND
5 Africa Prudential Registrars AFRICA PRUDENTIAL REGISTRARS PLC
6 Africa Prudential Registrars AFRILAND PROPERTIES PLC
7 Africa Prudential Registrars BECO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PLC
8 Africa Prudential Registrars BENUE STATE GOVERNMENT BOND
9 Africa Prudential Registrars BUA GROUP
10 Africa Prudential Registrars CAP PLC
11 Africa Prudential Registrars CAPPA AND D'ALBERTO PLC
12 Africa Prudential Registrars CEMENT COY OF NORTHERN NIG. PLC
13 Africa Prudential Registrars CHAMPION BREWERIES PLC
14 Africa Prudential Registrars COMPUTERWAREHOUSE GROUP
15 Africa Prudential Registrars CSCS PLC
16 Africa Prudential Registrars EBONYI STATE GOVERNMENT BOND
17 Africa Prudential Registrars GOLDEN CAPITAL PLC
18 Africa Prudential Registrars INFINITY TRUST MORTGAGE BANK PLC
19 Africa Prudential Registrars INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES PLC
20 Africa Prudential Registrars INVESTMENT & ALLIED ASSURANCE PLC
21 Africa Prudential Registrars JAIZ BANK PLC
22 Africa Prudential Registrars KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT BOND
23 Africa Prudential Registrars MIXTA REAL ESTATE PLC (formerly ARM Properties Plc)
24 Africa Prudential Registrars NEM INSURANCE PLC
25 Africa Prudential Registrars NEXANS KABLEMETAL NIG. PLC
26 Africa Prudential Registrars OMOLUABI SAVINGS AND LOANS PLC
27 Africa Prudential Registrars P.S MANDRIDES PLC
28 Africa Prudential Registrars PERSONAL TRUST & SAVINGS LTD
29 Africa Prudential Registrars PORTLAND PAINTS & PRODUCTS NIG. PLC
30 Africa Prudential Registrars PREMIER BREWERIES PLC
31 Africa Prudential Registrars RESORT SAVINGS & LOANS PLC
32 Africa Prudential Registrars ROADS NIGERIA PLC
33 Africa Prudential Registrars SCOA NIGERIA PLC
34 Africa Prudential Registrars THE LA CASERA CORPORATE BOND
35 Africa Prudential Registrars TOWER BOND
36 Africa Prudential Registrars TRANSCORP HOTELS PLC
37 Africa Prudential Registrars TRANSCORP PLC
38 Africa Prudential Registrars UAC PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PLC
39 Africa Prudential Registrars UACN Plc
40 Africa Prudential Registrars UBA BALANCED FUND
41 Africa Prudential Registrars UBA BOND FUND
42 Africa Prudential Registrars UBA CAPITAL PLC
43 Africa Prudential Registrars UBA EQUITY FUND
44 Africa Prudential Registrars UBA MONEY MARKET FUND
45 Africa Prudential Registrars UNIC PLC
46 Africa Prudential Registrars UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
47 Africa Prudential Registrars UTC NIGERIA PLC
48 Africa Prudential Registrars WEST AFRICAN GLASS IND PLC
49 All Crowns Registrar Greif Nigeria
50 Apel capital ABACUS MONEY MARKET
51 Apel capital ANINO INT’L PLC
52 Apel capital BREWERIES PLC
53 Apel capital CHAPEL HILL DENHAM
54 Apel capital EQUITY ASSURANCE PLC
55 Apel capital FIRST ALUMINUM PLC
56 Apel capital FUND
57 Apel capital INNOVATION PLC
58 Apel capital INTERLINKED
59 Apel capital INTERNATIONAL
60 Apel capital LASACO ASSURANCE
61 Apel capital LEAD UNIT TRUST SCHEME
62 Apel capital MASS TELECOM
63 Apel capital MBA MUTUAL TRUST
64 Apel capital MONEY MARKET FUND
65 Apel capital NCR (NIGERIA) PLC
66 Apel capital NEM INSURANCE PLC
67 Apel capital PARAMOUNT EQUITY
68 Apel capital PHARMA DEKO PLC
69 Apel capital PLC
70 Apel capital SCHEME
71 Apel capital TECHNOLOGIES PLC
72 Apel capital THE INITIATES PLC
73 Atlas Registrars Flour Mills
74 Atlas Registrars Northern Nigeria Flour Mills
75 CardinalStone Registrars ACORN PET. PLC
76 CardinalStone Registrars AFRIK PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
77 CardinalStone Registrars AG HOMES SAVINGS & LOANS
78 CardinalStone Registrars AG LEVENTIS
79 CardinalStone Registrars ARBICO PLC
80 CardinalStone Registrars ASHAKACEM PLC
81 CardinalStone Registrars BANKERS WAREHOUSE
82 CardinalStone Registrars BETA GLASS
83 CardinalStone Registrars CAPITAL HOTEL PLC
84 CardinalStone Registrars ELLAH LAKES
85 CardinalStone Registrars EVANS MED PLC
86 CardinalStone Registrars FCMB BOND
87 CardinalStone Registrars FCMB GROUP PLC
88 CardinalStone Registrars FIDSON BOND
89 CardinalStone Registrars G. CAPPA PLC
90 CardinalStone Registrars GUINEA PLC
91 CardinalStone Registrars IMB ENERGY MASTER FUND
92 CardinalStone Registrars JOS INT. BREWERIES PLC
93 CardinalStone Registrars KOGI SAVINGS & LOAN LTD
94 CardinalStone Registrars LAFARGE AFRICA PLC
95 CardinalStone Registrars LAFARGE BOND
96 CardinalStone Registrars LAW UNION & ROCK PLC
97 CardinalStone Registrars LEGACY FUND
98 CardinalStone Registrars LIVESTOCK FEEDS PLC
99 CardinalStone Registrars MORISON PLC
100 CardinalStone Registrars MRS OIL PLC
101 CardinalStone Registrars N.G.C PLC
102 CardinalStone Registrars NAHCO BOND
103 CardinalStone Registrars NAHCO PLC
104 CardinalStone Registrars NEWPAK PLC
105 CardinalStone Registrars NGC STERILE
106 CardinalStone Registrars NPF MICROFINANCE BANK
107 CardinalStone Registrars NULEC INDUSTRIES PLC
108 CardinalStone Registrars OKOMU OIL PALM PLC
109 CardinalStone Registrars PREMIER PAINT PLC
110 CardinalStone Registrars REAN PLC
111 CardinalStone Registrars SKYE BANK PLC
112 CardinalStone Registrars TOTAL NIG. PLC
113 CardinalStone Registrars TRANEX PLC
114 CardinalStone Registrars WOMEN INVESTMENT FUND
115 Centurion Registrars C&I Leasing
116 Centurion Registrars Diamond Bank
117 Centurion Registrars Linkage Assurance
118 Centurion Registrars Nigeria Wire Industries
119 Centurion Registrars Union Dicon Salt
120 Centurion Registrars Vital Products
121 DataMax Registrars AXA Mansard Insurance Plc.
122 DataMax Registrars Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
123 DataMax Registrars IFC - Naija Bond
124 DataMax Registrars Imperial Mortgage Bank Limited
125 DataMax Registrars Kogi State Bond
126 DataMax Registrars Mainstream Energy Solutions
127 DataMax Registrars Seplat Petroleum Development Plc.
128 DataMax Registrars Sterling Assurance (Sterling Trust Fund)
129 EDC Registrars Adswitch Plc
130 EDC Registrars Afromedia Plc
131 EDC Registrars Courteville Bus. Solutions Plc
132 EDC Registrars Cutix Plc
133 EDC Registrars Dangote Flour Mills Plc
134 EDC Registrars Imo State Government Bond
135 EDC Registrars Plateau State Government Bond
136 EDC Registrars Resourcery Plc
137 First Registrars (SERIES 1 BOND)
138 First Registrars (SERIES 2 BOND)
139 First Registrars ABC TRANSPORT PLC
140 First Registrars ACAP CANARY GROWTH FUND
141 First Registrars ACCUMULATED)
142 First Registrars AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BOND
143 First Registrars AFRICAN PAINTS PLC
144 First Registrars ARM AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
145 First Registrars ARM ETHICAL FUND
146 First Registrars ASO-SAVINGS AND LOANS PLC
147 First Registrars ASSET & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
148 First Registrars AUSTIN LAZ AND COMPANY PLC
149 First Registrars BANK PHB PLC (NOW KEYSTONE BANK LIMITED)
150 First Registrars BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT BOND
151 First Registrars BCN PLC-MARKETING COMPANY
152 First Registrars BOC GASES NIGERIA PLC
153 First Registrars CADBURY NIGERIA PLC
154 First Registrars CHAMS PLC
155 First Registrars CORE INVESTMENT SCHEME (COINS)
156 First Registrars CORE VALUE ACCOUNT (COVA)
157 First Registrars COSTAIN WEST AFRICA PLC
158 First Registrars CR SERVICES (CREDIT BUREAU) PLC
159 First Registrars CROSS RIVERS STATE GOVT BOND
160 First Registrars DAAR COMMUNICATIONS PLC
161 First Registrars DEAP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT & TRUST PLC
162 First Registrars DELTA STATE GOVT BOND
163 First Registrars DV BALANCED FUND
164 First Registrars EDO STATE GOVT BOND
165 First Registrars FAMAD NIGERIA PLC
166 First Registrars FBN FIXED INCOME FUND
167 First Registrars FBN HERITAGE FUND
168 First Registrars FBN HOLDINGS PLC
169 First Registrars FBN MONEY MARKET FUND
170 First Registrars FBN NIGERIA EUROBOND (USD) FUND
171 First Registrars FBN NIGERIA SMART BETA FUND
172 First Registrars FIDELITY BANK PLC
173 First Registrars FIDELITY BANK PLC BOND
174 First Registrars FIXED RATE SUBORDINATED UNSECURED
175 First Registrars FORTIS MICROFINANCE BANK PLC
176 First Registrars FRIESLANDCAMPINA WAMCO NIGERIA PLC
177 First Registrars FUND
178 First Registrars HONEYWELL FLOUR MILLS PLC
179 First Registrars INDORAMA ELEME PETROCHEMICALS COMPANY
180 First Registrars ISSUANCE PROGRAMME N80 BILLION 4%
181 First Registrars ISSUANCE PROGRAMME N87.5 BILLION 13.5%
182 First Registrars JULI PLC
183 First Registrars LAGOS STATE BOND 167.5 BILLION 2ND DEBT
184 First Registrars LAGOS STATE BOND 167.5 BILLION 2ND DEBT
185 First Registrars LEARN AFRICA PLC
186 First Registrars LOTUS HALAL EQUITY EXCHANGE TRADED
187 First Registrars LTD(FUND)
188 First Registrars NIGERIA POLICE MORTGAGE BANK PLC
189 First Registrars NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC
190 First Registrars NOTES BOND
191 First Registrars NOTES BOND TRANCHE A & B
192 First Registrars OANDO PLC
193 First Registrars ONDO STATE GOVT BOND
194 First Registrars OYO STATE GOVT BOND
195 First Registrars PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT CO.PLC
196 First Registrars PLC
197 First Registrars PRESCO PLC
198 First Registrars PRESTIGE ASSURANCE PLC
199 First Registrars PZ-CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC
200 First Registrars RAK UNITY PETROLEUM PLC
201 First Registrars REDEEMED GLOBAL MEDIA COMPANY
202 First Registrars SIM CAPITAL ALLIANCE VALUE FUND
203 First Registrars STACO INSURANCE PLC
204 First Registrars STAFF COOP SOCIETY LTD
205 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC BALANCED FUND
206 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC FLOATING RATE&
207 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC BOND FUND
208 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC DOLLAR FUND
209 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC ETF 30 FUND
210 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC ETF 40 FUND
211 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC ETHICAL FUND
212 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC GUARANTEED INCOME FUND
213 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC HOLDINGS PLC
214 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC MONEY MARKET FUND
215 First Registrars STANBIC IBTC NIGERIAN EQUITY FUND
216 First Registrars STANDARD ALLIANCE INSURANCE PLC
217 First Registrars STARCOMMS PLC
218 First Registrars UBA FIXED RATE SUBORDINATED UNSECURED
219 First Registrars UNION DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL SERVICES
220 First Registrars UPDC REITS
221 First Registrars VANTAGE BALANCED FUND (INCOME &
222 First Registrars VANTAGE GUARANTEED INCOME FUND
223 First Registrars WEST AFRICAN ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS (WAAP)
224 First Registrars ZAMFARA STATE BOND
225 GTL Registrars 7UP Bottling Company
226 GTL Registrars Abplast Products
227 GTL Registrars Aluminium Extrusion
228 GTL Registrars Cashew Nut Processing Industry
229 GTL Registrars Chellarams
230 GTL Registrars Christlieb
231 GTL Registrars Dana Group
232 GTL Registrars DN Meyer
233 GTL Registrars DN Tyre & Rubber
234 GTL Registrars Ecobank
235 GTL Registrars EKOCORP
236 GTL Registrars Ensure Insurance
237 GTL Registrars Eterna Oil
238 GTL Registrars First Aluminium
239 GTL Registrars General Telecoms
240 GTL Registrars Global Biofeuls
241 GTL Registrars Great Nigeria Insurance
242 GTL Registrars GSK
243 GTL Registrars Ikeja Hotels
244 GTL Registrars Imprest Bakolori
245 GTL Registrars Industrial & General Insurance
246 GTL Registrars IPWA
247 GTL Registrars John Holts
248 GTL Registrars Julius Berger
249 GTL Registrars Kajola Integrated & Investment Company
250 GTL Registrars Lennards Nigeria
251 GTL Registrars Mobil Oil Nigeria
252 GTL Registrars Nestle Nigeria
253 GTL Registrars Nigeria Cement Company
254 GTL Registrars Nigeria Enamelware Company
255 GTL Registrars Nigeria Reinsurance
256 GTL Registrars Nigerian Lamps Industry
257 GTL Registrars Nigerian Wire & Cable
258 GTL Registrars Okitipupa Oil Palm
259 GTL Registrars Oluwa Glass Company
260 GTL Registrars The Tourist Company of Nigeria
261 GTL Registrars Tripple Gee
262 GTL Registrars UBN Property 
263 GTL Registrars Unilever
264 GTL Registrars Union Bank
265 GTL Registrars Union Homes REITS
266 GTL Registrars Union Homes Savings & Loans
267 GTL Registrars University Press
268 GTL Registrars Wema Bank
269 Lighthouse Registrars Cornerstone Insurance
270 MainstreetBank Registrars African Alliance Insurance
271 MainstreetBank Registrars Golden Guinea Breweries
272 MainstreetBank Registrars Multiverse Resources
273 MainstreetBank Registrars Nigerian Ropes
274 MainstreetBank Registrars Omatek Ventures
275 MainstreetBank Registrars Univeral Insurance
276 Meristem Registrars AFRINVEST EQUITY FUND
277 Meristem Registrars AIRLINE SERVICE & LOGISTICS PLC
278 Meristem Registrars BERGER PAINTS NIG PLC
279 Meristem Registrars CHELLARAMS BOND
280 Meristem Registrars CONOIL PLC
281 Meristem Registrars CONSOLIDATED HALLMARK INS. PLC
282 Meristem Registrars COVENANT SALT NIGERIA LIMITED
283 Meristem Registrars CUSTODIAN & ALLIED PLC
284 Meristem Registrars EMPLOYEE ENERGY LIMITED
285 Meristem Registrars ENERGY COMPANY OF NIGERIA PLC [ENCON]
286 Meristem Registrars eTRANZACT INTERNATIONAL PLC
287 Meristem Registrars FIDSON HEALTHCARE PLC
288 Meristem Registrars FOOD CONCEPTS PLC
289 Meristem Registrars FREE RANGE FARMS PLC
290 Meristem Registrars FTN COCOA PROCESSORS PLC
291 Meristem Registrars GEO-FLUIDS PLC
292 Meristem Registrars JUBILEE LIFE MORTGAGE BANK LTD
293 Meristem Registrars MAMA CASS RESTAURANTS LIMITED
294 Meristem Registrars MCN DIOCESE OF REMO
295 Meristem Registrars MCN LAGOS CENTRAL
296 Meristem Registrars MCN TAILORING FACTORY [NIGERIA] LIMITED
297 Meristem Registrars MULTI-TREX INTEGRATED FOODS PLC
298 Meristem Registrars MUTUAL BENEFITS ASSURANCE PLC
299 Meristem Registrars NASCON ALLIED INDUSTRIES PLC
300 Meristem Registrars NASSARAWA STATE GOVT BOND
301 Meristem Registrars NEIMETH INT’L PHARMS PLC
302 Meristem Registrars NIGER INSURANCE PLC
303 Meristem Registrars NIGERIA MORTGAGE REFINANCE COMPANY [NMRC] PLC
304 Meristem Registrars NIGERIA MORTGAGE REFINANCE COMPANY PLC [NMRC] BOND
305 Meristem Registrars ONWARD PAPER MILLS PLC
306 Meristem Registrars PACAM BALANCED FUND
307 Meristem Registrars PAINTS & COATINGS MANUFACTURERS NIG PLC
308 Meristem Registrars PROPERTYGATE DEVT. & INVEST. PLC
309 Meristem Registrars R.T. BRISCOE NIGERIA PLC
310 Meristem Registrars REGENCY ALLIANCE INSURANCE PLC
311 Meristem Registrars SMART PRODUCTS NIGERIA PLC
312 Meristem Registrars SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE PLC
313 Meristem Registrars TANTALIZERS PLC
314 Meristem Registrars THE BGL NUBIAN FUND
315 Meristem Registrars THE BGL SAPPHIRE FUND
316 Meristem Registrars THOMAS WYATT PLC
317 Meristem Registrars VITAFOAM NIGERIA PLC
318 Meristem Registrars VONO PRODUCTS PLC
319 Meristem Registrars ZENITH EQUITY FUND
320 Meristem Registrars ZENITH ETHICAL FUND
321 Meristem Registrars ZENITH INCOME FUND
322 PAC Registrars Avon Crown Caps & Con. (Nig.)
323 PAC Registrars BEMIL Nigeria Limited
324 PAC Registrars Capital Oil Plc.
325 PAC Registrars Channel Petroleum Plc.
326 PAC Registrars FUMMAN Agric. Prod. Plc
327 PAC Registrars Heritage Bank Ltd.
328 PAC Registrars Int’l Energy Insurance Plc.
329 PAC Registrars Naturelle Extracts Plc.
330 PAC Registrars PANAfrican Capital Plc.
331 PAC Registrars Secure Electronic Tech. Plc.
332 PAC Registrars Spring Life Assurance Plc
333 PAC Registrars Stokvis Nigeria Plc
334 PAC Registrars Swap Tech. & Telecoms Plc.
335 PAC Registrars United Mortgage Plc.
336 Pace Registrars Academy Press
337 Pace Registrars Big Treat
338 Pace Registrars Capital Trust Brokers
339 Pace Registrars Continental Reinsurance
340 Pace Registrars Goldlink Assurance
341 Pace Registrars Japaul Oil and Maritime Service
342 Pace Registrars OPR-Refining & Petrochemical
343 Pace Registrars Orient Petroleum Resources
344 Pace Registrars Sterling Bank
345 Pace Registrars Studio Press
346 Pace Registrars Tetrazzini
347 United Securities Access Bank PLC
348 United Securities Afrinvest WA Ltd
349 United Securities AIICO Insurance PLC
350 United Securities AIICO Money Market Fund
351 United Securities BSS Industries Ltd
352 United Securities Caverton Offshore Support group
353 United Securities Dangote Cement PLC
354 United Securities First Securities Discount House
355 United Securities Food Emporium Int`l Limited
356 United Securities Gombe State Government
357 United Securities IHS Nigeria PLC
358 United Securities MCNichols Consolidated PLC
359 United Securities NDEP PLC
360 United Securities NIPCO PLC
361 United Securities Red Star Express PLC
362 United Securities Skye Fixed Income Fund
363 United Securities Three Point Industries Ltd
364 United Securities Trust Bond Mortgage Bank PLC
365 United Securities WAPIC Insurance PLC
366 Unity Registrars AFROIL PLC
367 Unity Registrars BGL PLC
368 Unity Registrars CARANDA MANAGEMENT SERV. LTD
369 Unity Registrars DVCF OIL & GAS FUND
370 Unity Registrars DVCF OIL & GAS PLC
371 Unity Registrars LOTUS CAPITAL HALAL FUND
372 Unity Registrars NORTHLINK BROKERS PLC
373 Unity Registrars PELICAN PRINTS LIMITED
374 Unity Registrars ROKANA PLC
375 Unity Registrars UNITY BANK PLC
376 Unity Registrars UNITY REGISTRARS LTD
377 Unity Registrars UNITYKAPITAL ASSURANCE PLC
378 Veritas Registrars DANGOTE SUGAR REFINERY PLC
379 Veritas Registrars FORTE OIL PLC
380 Veritas Registrars GUINNESS NIG. PLC
381 Veritas Registrars MAY & BAKER NIG. PLC
382 Veritas Registrars ZENITH BANK PLC