Barclays said the anticipated record date for shareholders to be entitled to participate in its upcoming rights issue will be the close of business on September 13th. Shareholders taking part in the scrip dividend programme who have decided to take some of their dividend in shares will get them before that date and will therefore be able to take part.The bank said the prospectus for the £5.8bn capital raising will be published on its website from the week commencing on September 16th onwards. The prospectus will confirm the "ex-rights date" for the operation, that is perhaps the main determinant of who will qualify to participate in the issue. It will also set out the exact date by which those shareholders who actually qualify to participate must have paid to do so, the so-called "close date," alongside the rest of the full terms and conditions governing the transaction.The bank is raising the money to comply with the UK Prudential Regulation Authority's demand that banks should hold 3% of their total assets as capital against potential bad debts.The record date and time for holders of American depositary shares has been set at 5PM on September 13th New York time.