18. National Treasury Management Agency
(Unclaimed Dividends) Account
When interest is due on a bond liability, the full amount due is paid by the Agency to the Paying Agent who then issues it to the registered holder. The balance in the unclaimed dividends account represents unclaimed interest on matured loans, which has been returned to the Agency by the Paying Agent and has yet to be claimed by the registered holders. The Paying Agent maintains a cash float, on behalf of the Agency, which it uses to service claims as they arise during the year.
The balance on the account comprises principally historic amounts. Changes in the way in which bonds are held by investors and the processing of payments means unclaimed amounts rarely arise.
| Account of Receipts and Payments | 2017 €000 |
2016 €000 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January | 2,586 | 2,519 |
| Receipts/(Payments) of unclaimed interest | (10) | 67 |
| Balance at 31 December – Cash with Central Bank of Ireland | 2,576 | 2,586 |