Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom: Cash and securities holidays

16.09.2022

This announcement, originally published on 13 September 2022, has been updated to inform that Canada will have a public holiday on Monday 19 September 2022 but the markets will be open. 

Clearstream Banking1 informs customers that Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom have declared public holidays following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Australia  - Depository code 16

Thursday 22 September 2022 - National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen

No cash or securities transactions possible.

Canada  - Depository code 4C

Monday 19 September 2022 - National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen

Cash and security transactions remain possible, the market is not closed.

New Zealand - Depository code 2H

Monday 26 September 2022 - Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day

Cash and security transactions remain possible, the market is not closed.

United Kingdom - Depository codes 1G and 07

Monday 19 September 2022 - State Funeral Bank Holiday

  • No cash activity possible in GBP;
  • No free of payment security transactions possible;
  • No against payment security transactions against GBP, EUR or USD possible.

We continue to monitor the situation and will provide further information should other public holidays be announced within the Commonwealth countries.

Details are also available in the Cash and Securities Holidays on the Clearstream website

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 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, and Clearstream Banking AG (for Clearstream Banking AG customers using Creation Accounts), registered office at 61, Mergenthalerallee, 65760 Eschborn, Germany and registered in Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany under number HRB 7500.