U.S. Ukraine- and Russia-related sanctions update II

Clearstream Banking¹ refers to its Announcements A18045 and A18043  concerning Ukraine -/Russia-related Designations and Identification and the Issuance of Ukraine- and Russia-related General Licenses 12, 12A, 13 and 14 of the United States Department of the Treasury of 6 April 2018.

Bridge with Euroclear Bank

Customers are advised that the Bridge between Clearstream Banking S.A. and Euroclear Bank SA/NV has been opened for the following security codes until 6 May 2018:

In respect of the requirements contained in Announcement A18045, Clearstream customers receiving securities over the Bridge must add the following representation into the narrative of their instruction:

“We represent that we have verified the identity of the ultimate recipient of the quantity of securities covered by this instruction and that it is neither a U.S. person nor any person who is, or who is equivalent to, a Specially Designated National by the United States Department of the Treasury.” 

Domestic market settlement

Customers entering both delivery and receive instructions in the following security codes to/from the domestic market must also add the following representation into the narrative of their instruction:

“We represent that we have verified the identity of the ultimate recipient of the quantity of securities covered by this instruction and that it is neither a U.S. person nor any person who is, or who is equivalent to, a Specially Designated National by the United States Department of the Treasury.”

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.