Announcement

T2S Release R2026.SEP – 21 September 2026

Settlement | CASCADE | TARGET2-Securities | Releases and Initiatives

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D26008
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CEU Legacy
Last Updated
13.03.2026

Clearstream Europe AG1 informs clients about the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) Release R2026.SEP. According to the T2S Release Concept the resolution for T2S Problem Tickets (PBIs) will be deployed during the maintenance window on the weekend

19/20 September 2026
for the business day Monday, 21 September 2026

T2S Release R2026.SEP - Scope

Based on the T2S status reporting of mid-March 2026, yet no Problem Ticket (PBI) has been assigned to be resolved with T2S Release R2026.SEP.

The experience from previous T2S releases shows that additional tickets will be prioritised and authorised for implementation by the T2S Operational Managers Group (OMG) in the upcoming months. Mid-August 2026, CEU intends to publish an update to this announcement with the final scope and confirming the start of the simulation period.

T2S Release R2026.SEP – Transition plan

The table below provides an overview of the important T2S milestones within the next months:

T2S Service Transition Plan

Activity for T2S Release R2026.SEP 

  Date

Go/No-go decision to deploy R2026.SEP to Pre-Production

  Monday, 3 August 2026

Go/No-go decision to deploy R2026.SEP to Production

  Wednesday, 2 September 2026 

Deployment of R2026.SEP to Production 

  Saturday, 19 September 2026 

T2S Release R2026.SEP – implementation timeline

Client simulation

The simulation activities for the T2S release will be conducted in a “free simulation mode”. The already established static data for CEU accounts and the related connectivity settings in the CEU client simulation environment (IMS23) remain unchanged. If clients need any adjustments of the setup in the client simulation environment or additional information on the simulation requirements, they can contact connect-test@clearstream.com.

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1. This announcement is published by Clearstream Europe AG (CEU), registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany, registered with the Commercial Register of the District Court in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under number HRB 7500.