Uniper SE: Capital reduction of registered shares at a rate of 20:1
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Effective value date 20 December 2023, there will be a capital reduction of Uniper SE registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE018) at a ratio of 20:1 in Uniper SE fractional interest (ISIN DE000UNSE1T0).
The relevant processing stages and their sequence are described below.
Re-registration stop from 12 to 19 December 2023
It will not be possible to create and forward re-registration and initial registration instructions in the class of Uniper SE registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE018) in CASCADE-RS between 12 and 19 December 2023. The system will automatically delete re-registration or initial registration instructions that are pending in CASCADE-RS during this period.
Entering and transferring instructions for re-registration or initial registration in the class Uniper SE converted registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE026) is possible starting from 20 December 2023.
Removal of registered shares from the books on 20 December 2023
On 19 December 2023 and in preparation for the removal, Clearstream Banking1 will automatically transfer the registered positions in Uniper SE registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE018) to Freier Meldebestand (FMB, unregistered positions) of the respective bank via position transfer.
Positions in Uniper SE registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE018) will be removed for value date 20 December 2023.
Entry of share fractions on 20 December 2023
The Uniper SE fractional rights (ISIN DE000UNSE1T0) will be transferred to the banks at a rate of 20:1 with the value date of 20 December 2023. This means that banks will receive one Uniper SE fractional share (ISIN DE000UNSE1T0) for every 20 Uniper SE registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE018).
Exchange of share fractions into original shares from 20 December 2023 to 12 January 2024
From 20 December 2023 up to and including 12 January 2024, clients may exchange Uniper SE fractional rights (ISIN DE000UNSE1T0) into converted shares of Uniper SE (ISIN DE000UNSE026). For this purpose, please use the transaction KVEE WE (securities transfer) with the fractional rights indicator TR 3 in CASCADE:
Indicator 3: Exchange of share fractions into original shares
Stock exchange trades, CCP and OTC transactions
Stock exchange and CCP transactions still pending on the evening of 19 December 2023 will be converted automatically, that is, the class of Uniper SE (ISIN DE000UNSE018) is converted to Uniper SE fractional rights (ISIN DE000UNSE1T0), adjusting the nominal value at a rate of 20:1.
CASCADE OTC transactions for AA01 E (Emissionseinführung/issuance introduction) and AA01 B (Bestandsübertrag/transfer of holdings) will not be converted automatically.
Registration of shareholders via re-registration from 20 December 2023
After the capital reduction, the custodian banks must enter the shareholders of Uniper SE converted registered shares (ISIN DE000UNSE026) in the company's share register via re-registration. This will be possible from 20 December 2023 to 19 January 2024. The nominal value after the capital reduction must be used.
Note for LIMA users
Due to the processing capacities in CASCADE-RS, submissions amounting to 10,000 re-registrations or more per transfer must be agreed in advance with Client Services. Clearstream Banking reserves the right to reject file transfers that have not been agreed upon within the scope of overall coordination.
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1. This announcement is published by Clearstream Banking AG (CBF), 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.