This is possible with most bank or building society accounts in the UK. It is sometimes referred to as a 'payment instruction' or 'dividend mandate'. Mandating your dividends is easy – the dividend will go into your account on the payment date and tax information about the dividend will be sent to you at your registered address.

If you are registered on the Capita Shareportal, you can give your instructions online.

If you would prefer to send written instructions, or your holding is in joint names or is a corporate holding, just print out the dividend instruction form from the "forms" link, complete it and post it to our registrar.

They will do everything to register your mandate request in time for the next dividend. However entitlement to a dividend is usually calculated one or two months before the dividend is actually paid. If your request is received after this time, you will receive your dividend by your existing payment method, but they will ensure that your instruction is registered for the subsequent payment.

Shareholders domiciled outside the UK should go to www.capitashareportal.com under "shareholders and employees", International Payments to down load an appropriate mandate form for the country in which you live.