Please can you help me get my dividend from shares I bought in 2007?

Here’s a practical and clear way to try to recover your dividends from your old DVCF Oil & Gas Fund investment, even if you haven’t been kept updated since 2007:

✅ 1. Check If You Have Unclaimed Dividends

In Nigeria, many investors never receive dividends because their details weren’t updated or the dividends weren’t paid into a registered account. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria runs an official unclaimed dividends search portal where you can check if there are dividends still waiting to be claimed in your name or related to your shares. �

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Steps:

Visit the SEC unclaimed dividends search portal. �

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Search by your full name exactly as it appeared when you bought the shares. �

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If results appear showing DVCF Oil & Gas or similar, note the Registrar’s name associated with it. �

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✅ 2. Contact the Registrar

If your unclaimed dividend shows up in the SEC search:

You’ll see the Registrar’s name next to the listing (the company that manages shareholder records).

Download the Registrar’s e‑Dividend Mandate Form from the SEC site or from the Registrar’s website. �

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Fill it with your current bank account details so future dividends can be paid directly to your bank. �

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Submit the completed form to the registrar through your bank (they often handle submission for you). �

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This is typically how Nigerian companies pay dividends now (directly into bank accounts instead of physical dividend cheques). �

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✅ 3. Contact DVCF Oil & Gas Directly

Because this fund has poor communication, you may also need to contact the company itself to confirm your ownership details and request assistance in tracing your dividend history:

📍 Head office (Lagos):

14th Floor, St. Nicholas House, 6 Catholic Mission Street, Lagos, Nigeria �

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📞 Phone (Port Harcourt):

+234 805 328 8540 or +234 803 675 0437 �

Branches Directory

🌐 Website (may be outdated, but useful):

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Ask them to:

Confirm whether they still hold records of your shares

Provide the current Registrar

Help you update your electronic dividend payment details

✅ 4. Prepare Your Required Documents

To make a claim successfully, you’ll likely need:

Proof of purchase (receipt or transaction document from 2007)

Your full name and address

Bank details (for e‑dividends)

ID (National ID, driver’s license, passport)

If you no longer have proof of purchase, the registrar/company may still be able to trace your shareholding if you provide enough identifying info — especially your old name, address, and approximate purchase date.

🧾 Important Legal Context in Nigeria

Unclaimed dividends of companies can still be claimed even if they are old — the SEC requires registrars and companies to honour these claims. �

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Dividends that haven’t been claimed may be in the company’s unclaimed dividends pool — but they don’t disappear automatically just because time passed. �

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🛠️ If This Gets Difficult

If you struggle with the search, registrar, or company contact, you have options:

📌 Use a registered capital‑market professional

A licensed broker or investment advisory firm can help trace unclaimed dividends and deal with registrars on your behalf.

📌 Hire a securities lawyer or registrar specialist

They can help reconstruct your shareholder record and file the necessary forms.

📌 Summary – Step‑by‑Step

Check the SEC unclaimed dividend database with your name. �

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Download and complete the e‑Dividend Mandate Form for the Registrar. �

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Submit forms via your bank or directly to the Registrar/Company. �

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Follow up with DVCF Oil & Gas and the registrar until payment is confirmed.

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