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To accrue preferred series distributions, you must set up a distribution rate. You can create, edit, delete, and list preferred shares distribution rates. You can also enter the ex-date, reinvestment date, record date, and pay date to the preferred series distribution rate record.
The system calculates the distribution by multiplying the value of the preferred series by the daily distribution rate. You can use the Post Preferred Distributions panel to manually post preferred shares distributions. In the Automated Event Wrapper, preferred distributions post in a corresponding event in the default Transaction Close event group with a step name of Trigger Preferred Stock Distribution. You can cancel preferred shares distributions manually using the Cancel Preferred Distributions panel. The corresponding event is included in the Transaction Re-Open event group with a step name of Cancel Preferred Stock Distribution. This ensures that the system process preferred shares distributions automatically when closing or re-opening transaction periods.
Distribution transaction adjustments occur automatically when the system processes distributions. A distribution transaction adjustment occurs when you book a preferred stock transaction as a continuous issuance or a buyback, or when the system cancels a buyback or an issuance. The adjustment occurs only for a continuous issuance, buyback, or cancels because this affects the total amount of shares for the preferred series, and the distribution is based on the total number of shares for the series. Because the booking of preferred shares transactions affects the total value of the preferred shares, the system needs to automatically adjust the distribution amount to account for the change in the total preferred stock value. You can also make a manual adjustment to the a preferred shares distribution using the distribution adjustment panel. Users will also be allowed to enter ex-date, reinvestment date, record date and pay date to the preferred series record. Distribution rates can be added, changed, deleted and queried.Post Distribution Adjustment panel.
The Preferred Distribution Accrual Query report allows you to track preferred shares distributions.