Managing your shares

1. Go to Shareview.

2. Select DFS UK (You may also select other Companies you hold shares in)

3. Enter your Shareholder Reference Number, personal details and contact preferences.

4. Create a password (8-15 characters, lower and upper case characters and at least one number). Also set-up three security questions that Equinti will use to identify you if you have forgotten your details at a later date and to keep your account secure.

5. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then you will be able to view your shares online.

6. Once you have completed the registration, you will receive an activation code to your registered home address. In order to receive full access, you will need to log back into your account and enter this code when prompted.

E-Comms are the best way to keep our shareholders informed with accurate and up to date information about the Company. This is because electronic communications are faster, more sustainable, more cost-effective and align with the Company’s digital-first strategy.

If you have a share certificate, you can buy or sell shares, using any stockbroker, bank or building society that offers a share dealing service in the UK, or in your country of residence if outside the UK.

Our registrars, Equiniti, offer a telephone and internet dealing service for our UK shareholders. For more information, including Equiniti’s terms and conditions and details of their fees, visit Equiniti’s website.

DFS does not endorse or recommend any particular share dealing service.

You can view your shareholdings online via Shareview or contact Equiniti Shareview.

Simply log onto Shareview, and follow the instructions to set up a portfolio. It’s simple, free and easy. If you have holdings in other companies, you will also be able to view these details online.

Yes and we encourage shareholders to do this. You need to be registered for Shareview in order to be completely paperless. Once you have registered follow the below instructions:

1 - Login to Shareview.

2 - Under 'Quick Links' choose 'Update my communication preferences'.

3 - Click 'Change'.

4 - Select 'Email' where appropriate.

If you are registered for Shareview, you can login and update your address online. If not, you can download a Change of Address form from Equiniti and return it with your new address, or otherwise contact Equinti directly.

If you are registered for Shareview, you can login and update your name online. If not, you can contact Equinti directly.

The representative of the deceased shareholder will need to contact Equiniti confirming the details of the shareholding. Please call Equiniti’s Bereavement Helpline on: 0371 384 2793  (Overseas holders need to ring: +44 121 415 0875).

Lines are open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm; excluding public holidays in England and Wales)

You can elect to receive dividends directly to your bank or building society account by downloading, completing and returning the Bank Mandate form. This is known as 'Direct Credit' dividends.

The move to chequeless dividend payments is being made for reasons of efficiency and security as well as to reduce the volume of paper used in dividend mailings.

Rather than having to wait for a cheque to arrive in the post, with the possibility of it not being delivered or to wait for the cheque to clear into your bank or building society account, directly credit is a method of payment whereby funds are paid directly into your nominated account as cleared funds on the dividend payment date.

Yes, you can login to shareview to make the change, or otherwise complete another bank mandate form at any time and return it to Equiniti by post, or contact Equiniti Directly.