Announcement

Germany: Introduction of record date

Custody | Germany

Reference

Code
A16179
Service level
CBL
Last Updated
16.12.2016

Clearstream Banking1 would like to inform customers that, effective

1 January 2017

the German market will introduce the record date.

Impact on customers

The legal change of §58 AktG comes into effect on 1 January 2017 and enables the use of the record date for corporate action events in German instruments according to T2S CASG standards. All security account holders that have a position in an ISIN at the end of the business day on the record date are entitled to take part in the specific distribution or reorganisation of securities and are considered for payment.

The record date is being introduced for the following event types:

  • Income distribution Events
  • Non Income Distribution Events
  • Reorganisation Events with Cash proceeds
  • Reorganisation Events with securities proceeds

The ex-date will be published by WM but it will not be reported by Clearstream Banking AG for reorganisation events.

The sections below show when an execution with record date will take place for the first time.

Income Distribution Events

Event Type

SWIFT Indicator

Cutover

Dividends

DVCA

Meeting date > 31/12/2016

Funds Income

DVCA

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Other Distribution

OTHR

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Participation Rights Income

INTR

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Non Income Distribution Events

Event Type

SSWIFT  Indicator

Cutover

Issue of subscription rights

RHDI

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Stock split

SOFF

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Spin off

SPLF

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Issue of partial rights

BONU

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Issue of bonus shares

BONU

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Stock dividend

DVSE

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Dividend option

DVOP

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Pay in kind

PINK

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Detachment of warrants

DETI

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Change of Denomination / amount of shares

SPLF

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Redenomination

REDO

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Reorganisation Events with cash proceeds

Event Type

SWIFT  Indicator

Cutover

Warrant Exercise

EXWA

Payment Date > 31/12/2016

Squeeze Out

TEND

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Pay-Off / Buyback of shares

EXOF

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Reorganisation Events with security proceeds

Event Type

SWIFT Indicator

Cutover

Redemption in securities

REDM

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Conversion of shares

CONV

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Merger

MRGR

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Reverse Stock split

SPLR

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Capital decrease

DECR

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Reclassification

CHAN

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Pari-Passu

PARI

Ex-date > 31/12/2016

Note: Event types not mentioned above will be processed as today, that is with no record date.

Further information

For further information, customers may contact Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer.

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1. Clearstream Banking refers collectively to Clearstream Banking AG, registered office at 61, Mergenthalerallee, 65760 Eschborn, Germany and registered in Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany under number HRB 7500, and Clearstream Banking S.A., registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B-9248.