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Useful information relating to the Dividend Database (2025-26)

Below is some useful information surrounding the data held within the Dividend Database for the 2025-26 tax year.

For information relating to other years, please see Dividend Database, useful information

The following have changed company names and are listed under the new name

abrdn Asia Focus AAS

      Renamed to Aberdeen Asia Focus AAS in Oct 2025

Bellevue Healthcare Trust BBH

      Renamed to CT Healthcare Trust CTHT in Mar 2026

Intermediate Capital Group ICG

      Renamed to ICG ICG

The following companies performed a share split (or reverse split) during or just prior to the 2025-26 tax year.

You may now have more (or less) shares, as confirmed in the new Share Certificates issued.

(Cash may also have been paid at the split, which may be treated as a Capital Gain)

TaxCalc lists the final holding from 2024-25 after importing, ‘Refresh’ will then load the 2025-26 payments. An asterisk indicates shares that will need reviewing

After using ‘Refresh’, the holdings for 2025-26 (marked with an asterisk) must be updated manually

The 2025-26 holding is a rounded down figure of the 2024-25 holding x a multiplier.

Anglo American AAL

From July 2025 96 new $0.623855 shares for every 109 existing $0.54945 shares

NEW shareholding = Rounded down figure of (old holding x 96/109)

Caledonia Investments CLDN

After August 2025 10 new 0.5p shares for every existing 5p share

NEW shareholding = Rounded down figure of (old holding x 10)

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust NAS

From June 2025 10 new 0.5p shares for every existing 5p share

NEW shareholding = Rounded down figure of (old holding x 10)

PayPoint PAY

From November 2025 12 new 0.3611p shares for every 13 existing 1/3p shares

NEW shareholding = Rounded down figure of (old holding x 12/13)

Alpha Group International acquired by CORPAY, INC. (US company) in November 2025

For each share in Alpha Group cash was issued, having a potential CGT liability

Epwin Group EPWN acquired by Laumann Group in October 2025

For each share in Epwin Group cash was issued, having a potential CGT liability

International Distribution Services IDS (Royal Mail) acquired by EP Group (Czech company) in 2025.

A potential CGT liability may have arisen

Smithson Investment Trust voluntary wind up in February 2026

For each share in Smithson Investment Trust cash was offered, having a potential CGT liability

Or, shares in Smithson Equity Fund

Warehouse REIT acquired by Wapping Bidco in September 2025

For each share in Warehouse REIT cash was offered, having a potential CGT liability

Bakkavor Group BAKK acquired by Greencore in January 2026

For each share in Bakkavor Group cash was offered, having a potential CGT liability

Diversified Energy Company DEC now main listing on NYSE

Dividends included for 2026 tax year, but may now be ‘foreign’ please check

Assura AGR merged with Primary Health Properties PHP

From November 2025 a new 12.5p Primary Health Properties PHP share for every 0.3865 10p Assura AGR share
Potential CGT liability: For each original Assura share of 12.5p in cash
New PHP holding = Rounded down figure of (Assura holding x 0.3865)

Updating the holding for both companies
Assura – retain the dividends (paid to 27 August 2025)

You must now update or add to any Primary Health Properties PHP holding
Already hold PHP shares
Update the No of shares now held for (21 November 2025 and 13 March 2026)

No previous PHP shares
Use the dividend database, select PHP, enter the new holding, Autopost
The database will load all the dividends for the year
You MUST remove any payments made before November 2025

The PHP holding on the last payment in March 2026 will be rolled forward to next year

Direct Line Insurance Group DLG acquired by Aviva AV.
From 01 July 2025 0.2867 new 32 17/19p AV. shares for every 1 existing 10 10/11p DLG share
Potential CGT liability: For each original Direct Line share of £1.297 in cash
NEW Aviva holding = Rounded down figure of (Direct Line holding x 0.2867)

Updating the holding for both companies
Direct Line - retain the DLG dividend (paid 19 May 2025)

Aviva - You must update or add to any Aviva holding
Already hold Aviva shares
Update the No of shares now held for (October 2025)

No previous Avia shares
Use the dividend database, select Aviva, enter the new holding, Autopost
The database will load all the dividends for the year
You MUST remove any payments made before October 2025

The Aviva holding on the last payment in October 2025 will be rolled forward to next year

Urban Logistics REIT SHED acquired by LondonMetric Property LMP
From June 2025 0.5612 new 10p LMP shares for every existing 1p Urban Logistics share
Potential CGT liability: For each original Urban Logistics share, 42.8p in cash
NEW LMP holding = Rounded down figure of (Urban Logistics holding x 0.5612)

Updating the holding for both companies
Urban Logistics – retain the SHED dividend (paid 20 June 2025)

LondonMetric - you must update or add to any LMP holding
Already hold LMP shares
Update the No of shares now held for (July 2025, October 2025 and January 2026)

No previous LMP shares
Use the dividend database, select LMP, enter the new holding, Autopost
The database will load all the dividends for the year
You MUST remove any payments made before July 2025

The LMP holding on the last payment in January 2026 will be rolled forward to next year

Empiric Student Property ESP acquired by Unite Group UTG
From January 2026 0.085 new 5p UTG for every 1 existing GBP 0.01 ESP share
Potential CGT liability: For each original Empiric Student Property share cash was paid

However, the next Unite dividend after the acquisition was paid in May 2026

TaxCalc 2027 will indicate the adjustment to UTG holdings to include any additional ESP shares