About your PRS statement

What is a distribution?

A distribution occurs quarterly and is when we inform you of your royalty entitlement for the relevant period.

Distribution Number

There are four main PRS distributions throughout the year. Each is referred to by a code:

Where DN = Distribution Number (e.g the first payment will be 1, second payment 2 etc).

Mini Distributions

What is a mini distribution?

Mini distributions are payments made to members outside of the normal quarterly distributions and are processed weekly.

Each is referred to by a code in the following format: YYYYMMA*.

Where A = Alpha (e.g. the first payment would be A, second payment would be B etc).

Major publishers can choose to be excluded from Mini Distributions or can set a minimum threshold.

CAE Number

Every member is allocated a unique 9-digit CAE (Compositeur, Auteurs et Editeurs) number that you will find on any correspondence. This is internationally recognised.

Adjustments

Any changes to music you've been paid for will be shown in an adjustments section at the end of your statement. This section will show old and new shares and the reason for the changes.

Asterisked Works

If the title of your music has an asterisk next to it, the payment has been made based on programme/broadcast information alone. This means we have not received all of the required information from you. Either:

• If you registered the piece of music please send us a copy of the notification form.

or

• If you haven't registered the piece of music please do so online.

Duration

If we don't know the duration of your music, it will show on your statement as a default 00:03:01. Multiple performances will be combined (e.g. two performances will be shown as 00:06:02). Online royalties are calculated on the number of downloads rather than duration of performance.

Non-Member Royalties

Please note that where a publisher member's share exceeds 50%, the excess is accountable to the non-member writers.

Back-Dated Royalties

Members can claim a maximum of three years' back-dated royalties, provided they have been a member during that period. New members can claim from the effective commencement date of their membership.

Further information

View our interactive guide to PRS distribution statements.