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To: Paul Senior who wrote (53499)	2/25/2014 11:36:15 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78748

It it's an ADR charge I guess it's better than getting the full dividend - which is taxable - and then paying the charge, which is not deductible. I've asked Ameritrade, we'll see what comes back.

To: Paul Senior who wrote (53499)	2/26/2014 6:56:29 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78748

Here's what Ameritrade says about the SIMO charge to the dividend. ------------ I just checked with our dividend department. They explained this security had a dividend fee of $0.0025 per share. This looks to be a new fee in 2014 as was not charged last year. The ADR agent is Bank of New York and this is typically where the fee would be charged. ------------- I've never heard of a dividend fee, have you? It is a small amount, but I still don't understand it.