MT 564 Field Specifications

78. Field 69a: Period

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//8!n/8!n (Qualifier) (Date) (Date)
Option B :4!c//8!n6!n/8!n6!n (Qualifier) (Date) (Time) (Date) (Time)
Option C :4!c//8!n/4!c (Qualifier) (Date) (Date Code)
Option D :4!c//8!n6!n/4!c (Qualifier) (Date) (Time) (Date Code)
Option E :4!c//4!c/8!n (Qualifier) (Date Code) (Date)
Option F :4!c//4!c/8!n6!n (Qualifier) (Date Code) (Date) (Time)
Option J :4!c//4!c (Qualifier) (Date Code)

PRESENCE

Optional

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O BLOK CONV N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Blocking Conversion Period
2 O IACC N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Exercise Period
3 O OFFR N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Offer Period
2 4 O PRIC N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Price Calculation Period
3 5 O REVO N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Revocability Period
4 6 O PWAL INDP N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Period of Action Indemnity Period
5 7 O TRDP N   A, B, C, D, E, F, J Trading Period

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

BLOK Blocking Period Period during which the security is blocked.
CONV Conversion Period Period upon which securities may be converted or exchanged with other securities.
IACC Exercise Period Period upon which warrants or rights may be exercised.
OFFR Offer Period Period upon which open offer remains valid.
PRIC Price Calculation Period Period used to determine the price of a security.
REVO Revocability Period Period in which a shareholder can revoke, withdraw or change its instruction. Generally tender offers, take-over offers may have a revocable period.
PWAL Period of Action Period during which the specified option, or all options of the event, remains valid, eg, offer period.
INDP Indemnity Period Period in which an indemnity or compensation is paid.
TRDP Trading Period Period during which intermediate securities are tradable in a secondary market.

CODES

Date Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K69):

OPEN Open-dated Date has not been established.
UKWN Unknown Date Date is unknown by the Sender.
ONGO Ongoing basis Date is determined by "on going basis" process, e.g. "au fil de l'eau".

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Date must be a valid date expressed as YYYYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

Time must be a valid time expressed as HHMMSS (Error code(s): T38).