Clearstream Banking1 wishes to inform customers that BlackRock (iShares) intends to convert its Irish-domiciled and Global Bearer Certificate Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) to the ICSD model in Common Depository structure, effective
18 September 2015.
The first migration wave will consist of 20 ETFs issued under the iShares IV umbrella with record date 18 September 2015 and effective date, 21 September 2015.
Impact on customers
No action is required from customers for the conversion of the securities into the international ETF structure. However, depending on the customers’ current settlement arrangements, there may be settlement-related actions to take. Please refer to the attached pdf document, which provides relevant details.
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.
