02 — Capability · BC-270.40
Shareholder Records & Equity Administration
Know who owns the enterprise, keep the share register accurate and deliver dividends and corporate actions to the right holders without error.
- Share Registry
- Stock Administration
In scope
- Share register and transfer agent oversight
- Dividend and corporate action administration
- Shareholder ownership analysis
Out of scope
- Employee equity compensation plan design (see BC-350)
- Dividend policy decisions (see BC-230.20)
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-270.40.10Share Register & Transfer AgentOversee the register of record holders and the agent that maintains it, so transfers, certificates and holder communications are handled correctly.
- BC-270.40.20Dividend & Corporate Action AdministrationExecute declared dividends, splits, buybacks and other corporate actions on the announced dates, to the holders entitled on the record date.
- BC-270.40.30Ownership AnalysisIdentify the beneficial owners behind nominee holdings, track changes in the holder base and spot activist or concentration patterns early.