MT 568 Format Specifications

MT 568 Corporate Action Narrative
Status Tag Qualifier Generic Field Name Detailed Field Name Content/Options No.
Mandatory Sequence A General Information
M 16R     Start of Block GENL See specification 1
----->
M 20C 4!c Reference (see qualifier description) :4!c//16x See specification 2
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M 23G     Function of the Message 4!c[/4!c] See specification 3
M 22F CAEV Indicator Corporate Action Event Indicator :4!c/[8c]/4!c See specification 4
O 98a PREP Date/Time Preparation Date A or C See specification 5
-----> Repetitive Optional Subsequence A1 Linkages
M 16R     Start of Block LINK See specification 6
O 22F LINK Indicator Linkage Type Indicator :4!c/[8c]/4!c See specification 7
O 13a LINK Number Identification Linked Message A or B See specification 8
M 20C 4!c Reference (see qualifier description) :4!c//16x See specification 9
M 16S     End of Block LINK See specification 10
-----| End of Subsequence A1 Linkages
M 16S     End of Block GENL See specification 11
End of Sequence A General Information
Optional Sequence B Underlying Securities
M 16R     Start of Block USECU See specification 12
M 97a SAFE Account Safekeeping Account A or C See specification 13
O 94a SAFE Place Place of Safekeeping B, C or F See specification 14
O 35B     Identification of the Financial Instrument [ISIN1!e12!c]
[4*35x]
See specification 15
Optional Subsequence B1 Financial Instrument Attributes
M 16R     Start of Block FIA See specification 16
O 94B PLIS Place Place of Listing :4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] See specification 17
O 22F MICO Indicator Method of Interest Computation :4!c/[8c]/4!c See specification 18
O 12a CLAS Type of Financial Instrument Classification Type A or C See specification 19
O 11A DENO Currency Currency of Denomination :4!c//3!a See specification 20
----->
O 98A 4!c Date/Time (see qualifier description) :4!c//8!n See specification 21
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----->
O 92A 4!c Rate (see qualifier description) :4!c//[N]15d See specification 22
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----->
O 36B 4!c Quantity of Financial Instrument (see qualifier description) :4!c//4!c/15d See specification 23
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M 16S     End of Block FIA See specification 24
End of Subsequence B1 Financial Instrument Attributes
----->
O 93a 4!c Balance (see qualifier description) B or C See specification 25
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M 16S     End of Block USECU See specification 26
End of Sequence B Underlying Securities
Mandatory Sequence C Additional Information
M 16R     Start of Block ADDINFO See specification 27
----->
M 70a 4!c Narrative (see qualifier description) E or F See specification 28
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----->
O 95a 4!c Party (see qualifier description) P, R or Q See specification 29
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M 16S     End of Block ADDINFO See specification 30
End of Sequence C Additional Information
M = Mandatory O = Optional