FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)

The FT’s most common supplier payment terms are:
• Net 30 – All vendors
• Immediate – Vendors

The maximum payment period that the FT has agreed to in January to June 2026 is 90 days.

Payment terms depends largely on agreements with respective suppliers. Should the agreement be silent, the FT’s default payment term of 30 applies.

There have been no changes to standard payment terms in the reporting period.

The FT business contact is responsible for confirming that the good / service delivered is of the required quality before payment is actioned.
Invoice disputes are addressed with the suppliers directly by the FT business contact. Invoices under dispute can be processed within Oracle ebusiness suite and placed on hold. Approval and payment may take some time as dependent on the resolution of the dispute.

Suppliers can contact the FT’s Global Accounts Payable team via its group mailbox accounts.payable@ft.com. An Accounts Payable Analyst would be available to answer supplier queries 22 x 5.

The FT’s Global Accounts Payable team ensures that authorizers are regularly chased to approve invoices in their approval queues and any long outstanding invoices not approved within reasonable timeframes will be queried, thereby, identifying any disputed invoice.

The FT recommends suppliers to send their invoices directly to email address accounts.payable@ft.com to be lodged within our Oracle system and to commence tracking through to settlement