MT 566 Field Specifications

29. 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)

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	Blocking Conversion Period
2	O	IACC	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Exercise Period
3	O	OFFR	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Offer Period
2 4	O	PRIC	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Price Calculation Period
5	O	REPL	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Reply Period
3 6	O	REVO	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Revocability Period
4 7	O	PWAL INDP	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Period of Action Indemnity Period
5 8	O	INPE	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Interest Period
6 9	O	CSPD	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Compulsory Purchase Period
7 10	O	SEAD	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Sell Thru Issuer Period
8 11	O	PARL	N		A, B, C, D, E, F	Parallel Trading Period

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

BLOK	Blocking Period	Period during which the security is blocked.
CONV	Conversion Period	Period in which securities may be converted or exchanged with other securities.
IACC	Exercise Period	Period in which warrants or rights may be exercised.
OFFR	Offer Period	Period that an open offer remains valid.
PRIC	Price Calculation Period	Period used to determine the price of a security.
REPL	Reply Period	Period in which account owner must reply with a decision on a voluntary event.
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.
INPE	Interest Period	Period upon which the interest rate has been applied.
CSPD	Compulsory Purchase Period	Period during a take-over where when any outstanding equity must be stock, not yet purchased by the take-over company., has to be purchased.
SEAD	Sell Thru Issuer Period	Period ( The period including the last day included) during which an account owner can surrender or sell securities rights to the issuer and receive the sale proceeds. (this period is different from the rights trading period).
PARL	Parallel Trading Period	Period during which both an old and a new stock may be traded simultaneously (e.g. consolidation of shares or splitting of shares).

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).

USAGE RULES

INPE should be used only if it is different than a normal accrued interest period.