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This message is used to provide an account owner with the details of a corporate action event along with the possible elections or choices available to the account owner. It can be initially sent as a preliminary advice and subsequently replaced by another MT 564 with complete or confirmed information.
This message will also be used to provide the account owner with details of the impact a corporate action event will have on a safekeeping or cash account, for example, entitlement calculation.
This message may also be used to provide the account owner with a preliminary advise of upcoming postings or reversal of securities and/or cash postings.
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| Status | Tag | Qualifier | Generic Field Name | Detailed Field Name | Content/Options | No. |
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Mandatory Sequence A General Information |
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M |
16R |
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GENL | 1 |
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M |
20C |
4!c |
Reference |
:4!c//16x | 2 |
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M |
23G |
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4!c[/4!c] | 3 |
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M |
22F |
4!c |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 4 |
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O |
98a |
PREP |
Date/Time |
A or C | 5 |
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M |
25D |
PROC |
Status Code |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 6 |
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-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence A1 Linkages |
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M |
16R |
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LINK | 7 |
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O |
22F |
LINK |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 8 |
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O |
13a |
LINK |
Number Identification |
A or B | 9 |
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M |
20C |
4!c |
Reference |
:4!c//16x | 10 |
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M |
16S |
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LINK | 11 |
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M |
16S |
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GENL | 12 |
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End of Sequence A General Information |
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Mandatory Sequence B Underlying Securities |
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M |
16R |
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USECU | 13 |
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M |
35B |
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[ISIN1!e12!c] | 14 |
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Optional Subsequence B1 Financial Instrument Attributes |
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M |
16R |
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FIA | 15 |
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O |
94B |
PLIS |
Place |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] | 16 |
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O |
22F |
MICO |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 17 |
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-----> |
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O |
12a |
4!c |
Type of Financial Instrument |
A, B, or C | 18 |
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-----| |
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O |
11A |
DENO |
Currency |
:4!c//3!a | 19 |
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-----> |
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O |
98A |
4!c |
Date/Time |
:4!c//8!n | 20 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
92a |
4!c |
Rate |
A or K | 21 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
36B |
4!c |
Quantity of Financial Instrument |
:4!c//4!c/15d | 22 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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FIA | 23 |
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End of Subsequence B1 Financial Instrument Attributes |
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-----> Mandatory Repetitive Subsequence B2 Account Information |
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M |
16R |
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ACCTINFO | 24 |
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O |
95a |
ACOW |
Party |
P or R | 25 |
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M |
97a |
SAFE |
Account |
A or C | 26 |
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O |
94a |
SAFE |
Place |
B, C, or F | 27 |
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-----> |
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O |
93a |
4!c |
Balance |
B or C | 28 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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ACCTINFO | 29 |
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-----| End of Subsequence B2 Account Information |
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M |
16S |
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USECU | 30 |
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End of Sequence B Underlying Securities |
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Optional Sequence C Intermediate Securities |
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M |
16R |
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INTSEC | 31 |
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M |
35B |
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[ISIN1!e12!c] | 32 |
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O |
36a |
QINT |
Quantity of Financial Instrument |
B or E | 33 |
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-----> |
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O |
93a |
4!c |
Balance |
B or C | 34 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
22F |
4!c |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 35 |
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-----| |
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O |
92D |
RTUN |
Rate |
:4!c//15d/15d | 36 |
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O |
90B |
MRKT |
Price |
:4!c//4!c/3!a15d | 37 |
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-----> |
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M |
98a |
4!c |
Date/Time |
A or B | 38 |
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-----| |
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O |
69a |
TRDP |
Period |
A, B, C, D, E, or F | 39 |
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M |
16S |
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INTSEC | 40 |
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End of Sequence C Intermediate Securities |
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Optional Sequence D Corporate Action Details |
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M |
16R |
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CADETL | 41 |
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O |
98a |
4!c |
Date/Time |
A, B, C, or E | 42 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
69a |
4!c |
Period |
A, B, C, D, E, F, or J | 43 |
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-----| |
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O |
99A |
DAAC |
Number Count |
:4!c//[N]3!n | 44 |
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-----> |
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O |
92a |
4!c |
Rate |
A, F, or K | 45 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
90a |
4!c |
Price |
A, B, or E | 46 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
36a |
4!c |
Quantity of Financial Instrument |
B or C | 47 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
13a |
COUP |
Number Identification |
A or B | 48 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
17B |
4!c |
Flag |
:4!c//1!a | 49 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
22F |
4!c |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 50 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
94G |
4!c |
Place |
:4!c//2*35x | 51 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
70a |
4!c |
Narrative |
E or G | 52 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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CADETL | 53 |
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End of Sequence D Corporate Action Details |
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-----> Optional Repetitive Sequence E Corporate Action Options |
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M |
16R |
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CAOPTN | 54 |
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M |
13A |
CAON |
Number Identification |
:4!c//3!c | 55 |
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-----> |
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M |
22F |
4!c |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 56 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
94C |
4!c |
Place |
:4!c//2!a | 57 |
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-----| |
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O |
11A |
OPTN |
Currency |
:4!c//3!a | 58 |
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-----> |
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M |
17B |
4!c |
Flag |
:4!c//1!a | 59 |
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-----| |
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O |
35B |
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[ISIN1!e12!c] | 60 |
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-----> |
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O |
98a |
4!c |
Date/Time |
A, B, C, E, or F | 61 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
69a |
4!c |
Period |
A, B, C, D, E, F, or J | 62 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
92a |
4!c |
Rate |
A, F, J, or K | 63 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
90a |
4!c |
Price |
A, B, E, F, or J | 64 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
36a |
4!c |
Quantity of Financial Instrument |
B or C | 65 |
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-----| |
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-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence E1 Securities Movement |
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M |
16R |
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SECMOVE | 66 |
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-----> |
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M |
22a |
4!c |
Indicator |
F or H | 67 |
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M |
35B |
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[ISIN1!e12!c] | 68 |
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Optional Subsequence E1a Financial Instrument Attributes |
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M |
16R |
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FIA | 69 |
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O |
94B |
PLIS |
Place |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] | 70 |
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O |
22F |
MICO |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 71 |
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-----> |
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O |
12a |
4!c |
Type of Financial Instrument |
A, B, or C | 72 |
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-----| |
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O |
11A |
DENO |
Currency |
:4!c//3!a | 73 |
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-----> |
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O |
98A |
4!c |
Date/Time |
:4!c//8!n | 74 |
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-----| |
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O |
90a |
ISSU |
Price |
A, B, or E | 75 |
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-----> |
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O |
92a |
4!c |
Rate |
A or K | 76 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
36B |
4!c |
Quantity of Financial Instrument |
:4!c//4!c/15d | 77 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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FIA | 78 |
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End of Subsequence E1a Financial Instrument Attributes |
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-----> |
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O |
36B |
ENTL |
Quantity of Financial Instrument |
:4!c//4!c/15d | 79 |
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-----| |
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O |
22F |
DISF |
Indicator |
:4!c/[8c]/4!c | 80 |
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O |
11A |
OPTN |
Currency |
:4!c//3!a | 81 |
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O |
69a |
TRDP |
Period |
A, B, C, D, E, F, or J | 82 |
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-----> |
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O |
90a |
4!c |
Price |
A, B, or E | 83 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
92a |
4!c |
Rate |
A, D, K, L, M, or N | 84 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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M |
98a |
4!c |
Date/Time |
A, B, C, or E | 85 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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SECMOVE | 86 |
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-----| End of Subsequence E1 Securities Movement |
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-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence E2 Cash Movement |
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M |
16R |
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CASHMOVE | 87 |
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M |
22a |
4!c |
Indicator |
H or F | 88 |
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-----| |
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O |
97a |
CASH |
Account |
A or E | 89 |
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-----> |
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O |
19B |
4!c |
Amount |
:4!c//3!a15d | 90 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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M |
98a |
4!c |
Date/Time |
A, B, C, or E | 91 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
92a |
4!c |
Rate |
A, B, F, J, K, or M | 92 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
90a |
4!c |
Price |
A, B, E, F, J, or K | 93 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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CASHMOVE | 94 |
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-----| End of Subsequence E2 Cash Movement |
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-----> |
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O |
70E |
4!c |
Narrative |
:4!c//10*35x | 95 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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CAOPTN | 96 |
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-----| End of Sequence E Corporate Action Options |
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Optional Sequence F Additional Information |
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M |
16R |
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ADDINFO | 97 |
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-----> |
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O |
70E |
4!c |
Narrative |
:4!c//10*35x | 98 |
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-----| |
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-----> |
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O |
95a |
4!c |
Party |
P, Q, or R | 99 |
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-----| |
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M |
16S |
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ADDINFO | 100 |
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End of Sequence F Additional Information |
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C1 If Resulting Amount (field :19B::RESU) is present in subsequence E2, then the corresponding Exchange Rate (field :92B::EXCH) must be present in the same (sub)sequence. If the Resulting Amount is not present, the Exchange Rate is optional.
This check applies to subsequence E2.
Subsequence E2 if field :19B::RESU is ... |
Subsequence E2 then field :92B::EXCH is ... |
|---|---|
Present |
Mandatory |
Not present |
Optional |
C2 If the safekeeping accounts are not provided, that is, if field :97C::SAFE//GENR is present in any occurrence of subsequence B2, then:
subsequence B2 Account Information must not be repeated in the message
the Balance of Securities, that is, field 93a, must not be present in subsequence B2 Account Information.
the Quantity of Financial Instrument, that is, field 36B, must not be present in subsequence E1 Securities Movement.
the Amount, that is, field 19B, must not be present in subsequence E2 Cash Movement.
In subsequence B2 if field :97C::SAFE//GENR is ... |
Then subsequence B2 is ... |
And in subsequence B2 field 93a is ... |
And in any occurrence of subsequence E1 field 36B is... |
And in any occurrence of subsequence E2 field 19B is ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Present |
Not repetitive min-Max = 1-1 |
Not allowed |
Not allowed |
Not allowed |
Not present |
Repetitive min-Max = 1-n |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
C3 In sequence A, if field :23G:REPE is present, then
when sequence C is present, field :36a::QINT is mandatory.
In sequence A if field :23G:REPE is ... |
And sequence C is ... |
Then in sequence C field :36a::QINT is ... |
|---|---|---|
Present |
Present |
Mandatory |
Not present |
NA |
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Not present |
Optional |
Optional |
C4 In sequence A, if field :22F::CAEV//OTHR is present, then sequence F must be present, and field :70E::ADTX must be present in the message..
Sequence A, if field:22F::CAEV//OTHR is ...(1) |
Then sequence F is ... |
And in sequence F field :70E::ADTX is ... |
|---|---|---|
Present |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Not present |
NA |
NA |
C5 In each occurrence of sequence E, if field :22F::CAOP//OTHR is present, then in the same occurrence of sequence E field :70E::ADTX is mandatory.
In each occurrence of sequence E if field :22F::CAOP//OTHR is ...(1) |
In the same occurrence of sequence E then field :70E::ADTX is ... |
|---|---|
Present |
Mandatory |
Not present |
Optional |
C6 In each occurrence of sequence E and subsequence E2, if field :92J::TAXE is present, then field :92F::GRSS must be present in the same sequence occurrence.
C7 In sequence A, if field :22F::CAEV//RHDI is present, then sequence C is not allowed.
In sequence A, if field :22F::CAEV//RHTS is present, then sequence C is mandatory.
In sequence A if field 22F::CAEV is ...(1) |
Then sequence C is ... |
|---|---|
:22F::CAEV//RHDI |
Not allowed |
:22F::CAEV//RHTS |
Mandatory |
Other |
Optional |
C8 In each occurrence of sequence E and subsequence E2:
field :92F::GRSS cannot appear more than once, and field :92K::GRSS cannot appear more than once and both :92F::GRSS and :92K::GRSS cannot appear together.
In each occurrence of subsequence E2:
field :92F::NETT cannot appear more than once, and field :92K::NETT cannot appear more than once and both :92F::NETT and :92K::NETT cannot appear together,
field :92A::TAXC cannot appear more than once and field :92F::TAXC cannot appear more than once, and field :92K::TAXC cannot appear more than once and none of the three fields :92A::TAXC, :92F::TAXC and :92K::TAXC can appear in pair or all three together.
(Error code(s): E77).
C9 In each occurrence of sequence E and subsequence E2:
if field :92J::GRSS is present more than once, then for each occurrence of field :92J::GRSS, the Rate Type Code must be different,
if field :92J::TAXE is present more than once, then for each occurrence of field :92J::TAXE, the Rate Type Code must be different.
In each occurrence of subsequence E2:
if field :92J::TAXC is present more than once, then for each occurrence of field :92J::TAXC, the Rate Type Code must be different,
if field :92J::NETT is present more than once, then for each occurrence of field :92J::NETT, the Rate Type Code must be different
C10 If the message is a replacement, an eligible balance notification or a reminder, that is, Function of the Message (field 23G) is REPL, REPE or RMDR, then subsequence A1 (Linkages) must be present at least once in the message, and in one and only one occurrence of A1, field :20C::PREV must be present; consequently, in all other occurrences of A1, field :20C::PREV is not allowed.
If the message is a cancellation or a withdrawal that is, Function of the Message (field 23G) is respectively CANC or WITH, then subsequence A1 (Linkages) is optional in the message, and field :20C::PREV may only appear once in only one occurrence of A1; consequently, in all other occurrences of A1, field :20C::PREV is not allowed.
Sequence A If field :23G: is ... |
Then subsequence A1 is ... |
And field :20C::PREV is ... |
|---|---|---|
REPL, REPE or RMDR |
Mandatory (minimum one occurrence of A1 must be present) |
Mandatory in one occurrence of subsequence A1, and not allowed in all other occurrences of subsequence A1 |
CANC or WITH |
Optional |
Optional in one single occurrence of subsequence A1, and not allowed in all other occurrences of subsequence A1 |
NEWM |
Optional |
NA |
C11 If field :70E::NAME is used in sequence D, then field :22F::CAEV//CHAN must be present in sequence A and 22F::CHAN//NAME must be present in sequence D.
In sequence D if field :70E::NAME is ... |
Then sequence A field :22F::CAEV// CHAN is ... |
And sequence D field :22F::CHAN//NAME is ... |
|---|---|---|
Present |
Mandatory (DSS must not be present) |
Mandatory (DSS must not be present) |
Not present |
NA |
NA |
C12 In sequence A, if field :22F::CAEV//RHDI is present , then sequence D must be present and field :22F::RHDI must be present in sequence D.
In sequence A if field :22F::CAEV//RHDI is ...(1) |
Then sequence D is ... |
And in sequence D field :22F::RHDI is ... |
|---|---|---|
Present |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
Not present |
NA |
NA |
C13 In each occurrence of subsequence B2, field :93B::ELIG cannot appear more than twice (maximum two occurrences). When repeated, one occurrence must have Quantity Type Code FAMT and the other occurrence must have Quantity Type Code AMOR.
Subsequence B2 if field :93B::ELIG is ... |
Then one occurrence of :93B::ELIG must be ... |
And the other occurrence of :93B::ELIG must be ... |
|---|---|---|
Repeated |
:93B::ELIG//FAMT and DSS must not be present |
:93B::ELIG//AMOR and DSS must not be present |
Not repeated |
NA |
NA |
C14 In each occurrence of subsequence E1, field :36B::ENTL cannot appear more than twice (maximum two occurrences). When repeated, one occurrence must have Quantity Type Code FAMT and the other occurrence must have Quantity Type Code AMOR.
Subsequence E1 if field :36B::ENTL is ... |
Then one occurrence of :36B::ENTL must be ... |
And the other occurrence of :36B::ENTL must be ... |
|---|---|---|
Repeated |
:36B::ENTL//FAMT |
:36B::ENTL//AMOR |
Not repeated |
NA |
NA |
C15 If the message is a replacement (:23G::REPL), then in sequence A field :25D::PROC, the code ENTL is not allowed and in sequence D field :22F::ADDB, the code CAPA is not allowed. If the message is an eligible balance notification (:23G::REPE), then in sequence A field :25D::PROC, the code ENTL is not allowed and in sequence D field :22F::ADDB, the code CAPA is optional.
In sequence A if field :23G: is ... |
Then in field 25D ...(1) |
And in sequence D, in field 22F ...(2) |
|---|---|---|
REPL |
:25D::PROC//ENTL is not allowed |
:22F::ADDB//CAPA is not allowed |
REPE |
:25D::PROC//ENTL is not allowed |
:22F::ADDB//CAPA is optional |
C16 If the message is an additional business process (:23G::ADDB) then sequence D Corporate Action Details is mandatory, and in sequence D, field :22F::ADDB is mandatory, only one occurrence is allowed, and it must either contain code CLAI (Claim or Compensation), TAXR (Tax Refund) or REVR (Notification or Reversal).
In sequence A if field :23G: is ... |
Then sequence D is ... |
And, in sequence D, field :22F::ADDB is ... |
And, in sequence D, field :22F::ADDB//... must be |
|---|---|---|---|
ADDB |
Mandatory |
Mandatory, only one occurrence |
CLAI, or |
TAXR, or |
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REVR |
C17 If in all occurrences of sequence E, subsequence E1 and subsequence E2 are not present, then in sequence D field :98a::PAYD is optional, in all other cases, field :98a::PAYD, in sequence D, is not allowed.
If sequence D is ... |
And (in the message) subsequence E1 is ... |
And (in the message) subsequence E2 is ... |
Then in sequence D, field :98a::PAYD is ... |
|---|---|---|---|
Present |
Present |
Present |
Not allowed |
|
Present |
Not present |
Not allowed |
|
Not present |
Present |
Not allowed |
|
Not present |
Not present |
Optional |
Not present |
NA |
NA |
NA |
C18 If the message is new (:23G::NEWM) and if in sequence A field :25D::PROC the code ENTL is present, then sequence D Corporate Action Details is mandatory and in sequence D field :22F::ADDB is mandatory and one occurrence of :22F::ADDB must contain the code CAPA.
In sequence A if field :23G: is ... |
And in field 25D ...(1) |
Then sequence D is ... |
And, in sequence D, field :22F::ADDB is ... |
And in sequence D, in field :22F::ADDB ...(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NEWM |
:25D::PROC//ENTL is present |
Mandatory |
Mandatory |
One occurrence must be :22F::ADDB//CAPA |
If the message is new (:23G::NEWM) and if in sequence A field :25D::PROC the code ENTL is not present, then in sequence D in field :22F::ADDB, the code CAPA is not allowed.
In sequence A if field :23G: is ... |
And in field 25D ...(1) |
And if sequence D is ... |
And if in sequence D, field :22F::ADDB is ... |
Then in sequence D field :22F::ADDB// ...(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NEWM |
:25D::PROC//ENTL is not present |
Present |
Present |
:22F::ADDB//CAPA is not allowed |
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NA |
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The same details must not be repeated in both the Corporate Action Details sequence and the Corporate Action Options sequence. The Corporate Action Details sequence should convey details that are common to the corporate action event while details appearing in the Corporate Action Option sequence should be specific only to the specific option.
If the account owner has a choice of multiple currencies, the Corporate Action Option sequence should be repeated once for each currency offered using the OPTN qualifier in field 11A.
The Financial Instrument Attribute (FIA) sequence is intended to provide additional information regarding the terms and conditions of a securities issue. The objective of the FIA sequence is to ensure unambiguous identification of the security by the Receiver. It is recommended that the FIA sequence not be used unless required by a specific corporate action event, pursuant to a bilateral agreement, or when a valid ISIN or security identifier is not available.
The MT 564 can be used to announce the basic details of a proxy voting event. For the complete agenda an MT 568 Corporate Action Narrative, using the same corporate action reference in the linkages sequence, should be used.