RE: Not a lot going here today20 Sep 2018 10:51
"HL paid my last one in pounds automatically."
"cool, they are my broker as well."
It has nothing to do with HL-they are paid in sterling by PFC.
The dividend is declared on a certain date, then, closer to actual payment date the Company issues a statement such as the Final Divi last Spring:-
"Final Dividend - exchange rate
Petrofac Limited hereby confirms that further to the announcement made on Thursday, 1 March 2018 of a final dividend of 25.30 US cents per ordinary share payable on Friday, 25 May 2018 to shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on Friday, 27 April 2018, the exchange rate to be used to convert the dividend payment from US dollars to UK Sterling (for those shareholders who did not elect to receive payment in US dollars) will be US$1.3658:£1 (based on the exchange rate on Wednesday, 2 May 2018)."
As usual read the Company's RNS's