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MT 575 Field Specifications

33. Field 22a: Indicator

FORMAT

Option F :4!c/[8c]/4!c (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Indicator)
Option H :4!c//4!c (Qualifier)(Indicator)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional subsequence B1a2

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M TRAN N   F Transaction Indicator
2 M CRDB N   H Credit/Debit Indicator
3 O CAEV N   F Corporate Action Event Indicator
  or CASH N   F Type of Cash Activity Indicator

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

CAEV Corporate Action Event Indicator Specifies the type of corporate event.
CASH Type of Cash Activity Indicator Specifies the type of activity to which the cash movement relates.
CRDB Credit/Debit Indicator Specifies whether the value is a debit or credit.
TRAN Transaction Indicator Specifies the type of activity to which this instruction relates.

CODES

In option H, if Qualifier is CRDB, Indicator must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K22):

CRED Credit Value is a credit.
DEBT Debit Value is a debit.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is CAEV and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K22):

ACCU Accumulation Funds related event in which the income (for example accumulation units) that accrues during an accounting period is retained within the fund instead of being paid away to investors. The retained income is nonetheless deemed to have been distributed to investors for tax purposes.
ACTV Trading Status: Active Trading in the security has commenced or security has been re-activated after a suspension in trading.
ATTI Attachment Combination of different security types to create a unit. Units are usually comprised of warrants and bonds or warrants and equities. Securities may be combined at the request of the security holder or based on market convention.
BIDS Repurchase Offer/Issuer Bid/Reverse Rights Offer to existing holders by the issuing company to repurchase its own securities. The objective of the offer is to reduce the number of outstanding securities.
BMET Bond Holder Meeting Physical meeting of bond holders.
BONU Bonus Issue/Capitalisation Issue Bonus, scrip or capitalisation issue. Security holders receive additional assets free of payment from the issuer, in proportion to their holding.
BPUT Put Redemption Early redemption of a security at the election of the holder subject to the terms and condition of the issue with no reduction in nominal value.
BRUP Bankruptcy Legal status of a company unable to pay creditors. Bankruptcy usually involves a formal court ruling. Securities may become valueless.
CAPD Capital Distribution The Corporate event pays shareholders an amount in cash issued from the Capital account. There is no reduction to the face value of a single share (or the share has no par value). The number of circulating shares remains unchanged.
CAPG Capital Gains Distribution Distribution of profits resulting from the sale of company assets, for example, Shareholders of Mutual Funds, Unit Trusts, or Sicavs are recipients of capital gains distributions which are often reinvested in additional shares of the fund.
CAPI Capitalisation Increase of the current principal of a debt instrument without increasing the nominal value. It normally arises from the incorporation of due but unpaid interest into the principal. This is commonly done by increasing the pool factor value, for example, capitalisation, and negative amortisation.
CERT Non-US TEFRA D Certification Non-US beneficial owner certification requirement for exchange of temporary to permanent notes.
CHAN Change Information regarding a change further described in the corporate action details.
CLSA Class Action/Proposed Settlement Situation where interested parties seek restitution for financial loss. The security holder may be offered the opportunity to join a class action proceeding and would need to respond with an instruction.
CMET Court Meeting Announcement of a meeting at a Court.
CONS Consent Procedure that aims to obtain consent of holder to a proposal by the issuer or a third party without convening a meeting. For example, consent to change the terms of a bond.
CONV Conversion Conversion of securities (generally convertible bonds or preferred shares) into another form of securities (usually common shares) at a pre-stated price/ratio.
COOP Company Option A Company Option may be granted by the company, allowing the holder to take up shares at some future date(s) at a pre arranged price in the company. A company may not grant options which enable the holder to take up unissued shares at a time which is five or more years from the date of the grant. Option holders are not members of a company. They are contingent creditors of a company and hence may, in some instances, be entitled to vote on and be bound by a scheme of arrangement between the creditors and the company. As many options have multiple exercise periods a company option will either lapse or carry on to the next expiry date.
CREV Credit Event An occurrence of credit derivative for which the issuer of one or several underlying securities is unable to fulfil his financial obligations (as defined in terms and conditions).
DECR Decrease in Value Reduction of face value of a single share or the value of fund assets. The number of circulating shares/units remains unchanged. This event may include a cash payout to holders.
DETI Detachment Separation of components that comprise a security, for example, usually units comprised of warrants and bond or warrants and equity. Units may be broken up at the request of the security holder or based on market convention.
DFLT Bond Default Failure by the company to perform obligations defined as default events under the bond agreement and that have not been remedied.
DLST Trading Status: Delisted Security is no longer able to comply with the listing requirements of a stock exchange and is removed from official board quotation.
DRAW Drawing Redemption in part before the scheduled final maturity date of a security. Drawing is distinct from partial call since drawn bonds are chosen by lottery and with no reduction in nominal value.
DRCA Cash Distribution From Non-Eligible Securities Sales Distribution to shareholders of cash resulting from the selling of non-eligible securities, for example, in the frame of a depositary receipt program.
DRIP Dividend Reinvestment Dividend payment where holders can keep cash or have the cash reinvested in the market by the issuer into additional shares in the issuing company. To be distinguished from DVOP as the company invests the dividend in the market rather than creating new share capital in exchange for the dividend.
DSCL Disclosure Requirement for holders or beneficial owners to disclose their name, location and holdings of any issue to the issuer.
DTCH Dutch Auction An action by a party wishing to acquire a security. Holders of the security are invited to make an offer to sell, within a specific price range. The acquiring party will buy from the holder with lowest offer.
DVCA Cash Dividend Distribution of cash to shareholders, in proportion to their equity holding. Ordinary dividends are recurring and regular. Shareholder must take cash and may be offered a choice of currency.
DVOP Dividend Option Distribution of a dividend to shareholders with a choice of benefit to receive. Shareholders may choose to receive shares or cash. To be distinguished from DRIP as the company creates new share capital in exchange for the dividend rather than investing the dividend in the market.
DVSC Scrip Dividend/Payment Dividend or interest paid in the form of scrip.
DVSE Stock Dividend Dividend paid to shareholders in the form of equities of the issuing corporation.
EXOF Exchange Exchange of holdings for other securities and/or cash. The exchange can be either mandatory or voluntary involving the exchange of outstanding securities for different securities and/or cash. For example "exchange offer", "capital reorganisation" or "funds separation".
EXRI Call on Intermediate Securities Call or exercise on nil paid securities or intermediate securities resulting from an intermediate securities distribution (RHDI). This code is used for the second event, when an intermediate securities' issue (rights/coupons) is composed of two events, the first event being the distribution of intermediate securities.
EXTM Maturity Extension As stipulated in a bond's Terms and Conditions, the issuer or the bond-holder may prolong the maturity date of a bond. After extension, the security may differ from original issue (new rate or maturity date). May be subject to bondholder's approval.
EXWA Warrant Exercise Option offered to holders to buy (call warrant) or to sell (put warrant) a specific amount of stock, cash, or commodity, at a predetermined price, during a predetermined period of time (which usually corresponds to the life of the issue).
INCR Increase in Value Increase in the face value of a single security. The number of circulating securities remains unchanged.
INFO Information Information provided by the issuer having no accounting/financial impact on the holder.
INTR Interest Payment Interest payment distributed to holders of an interest bearing asset.
LIQU Liquidation Dividend/Liquidation Payment A distribution of cash, assets or both. Debt may be paid in order of priority based on preferred claims to assets specified by the security.
MCAL Full Call/Early Redemption The redemption of an entire issue outstanding of securities, for example, bonds, preferred equity, funds, by the issuer or its agent, for example, asset manager, before final maturity.
MEET Annual General Meeting Annual general meeting.
MRGR Merger Exchange of outstanding securities, initiated by the issuer which may include options, as the result of two or more companies combining assets, that is, an external, third party company. Cash payments may accompany share exchange.
NOOF Non-Official Offer Offers that are not supervised or regulated by an official entity and being offered by a party, for example a broker, usually at a discount price, for example broker offer, mini-tender, mini odd lot offer or third party offer.
ODLT Odd Lot Sale/Purchase Sale or purchase of odd-lots to/from the issuing company, initiated either by the holder of the security or through an offer made by the issuer.
OMET Ordinary General Meeting Ordinary general meeting.
OTHR Other Event Other event, use only when no other event type applies, for example, a new event type.
PARI Pari-Passu Occurs when securities with different characteristics, for example, shares with different entitlements to dividend or voting rights, become identical in all respects, for example, pari-passu or assimilation. May be scheduled in advance, for example, shares resulting from a bonus may become fungible after a pre-set period of time, or may result from outside events, for example, merger, reorganisation, issue of supplementary tranches, etc.
PCAL Partial Redemption With Reduction of Nominal Value Securities are redeemed in part before their scheduled final maturity date with reduction of the nominal value of the securities. The outstanding amount of securities will be reduced proportionally.
PDEF Partial Defeasance/Pre-Funding Issuer has money set aside to redeem a portion of an issue and the indenture states that the securities could be called earlier than the stated maturity.
PINK Pay In Kind Interest payment, in any kind except cash, distributed to holders of an interest bearing asset.
PLAC Place of Incorporation Changes in the state of incorporation for US companies and changes in the place of incorporation for foreign companies. Where shares need to be registered following the incorporation change, the holder(s) may have to elect the registrar.
PPMT Instalment Call An instalment towards the purchase of equity capital, subject to an agreement between an issuer and a purchaser.
PRED Partial Redemption Without Reduction of Nominal Value Securities are redeemed in part before their scheduled final maturity date without reduction of the nominal value of the securities. This is commonly done by pool factor reduction.
PRII Interest Payment with Principal An event which consists of two components, the decrease of the amortized value of a pool factor security and an interest payment.
PRIO Priority Issue Form of open or public offer where, due to a limited amount of securities available, priority is given to existing shareholders.
REDM Final Maturity The redemption of an entire issue outstanding of securities, for example, bonds, preferred equity, funds, by the issuer or its agent, for example, asset manager, at final maturity.
REDO Redenomination Event by which the unit (currency and/or nominal) of a security is restated, for example, nominal/par value of security in a national currency is restated in another currency.
REMK Remarketing Agreement Purchase and sale of remarketed preferred equities/bonds through the negotiation of interest rate between the issuers and the holders.
RHDI Intermediate Securities Distribution The distribution of intermediate securities that gives the holder the right to take part in a future event.
RHTS Rights Issue/Subscription Rights/Rights Offer Offer to holders of a security to subscribe for additional securities via the distribution of an intermediate security. Both processes are included in the same event.
SHPR Shares Premium Dividend This corporate event pays shareholders an amount in cash issued from the shares premium reserve. It is similar to a dividend but with different tax implications.
SMAL Smallest Negotiable Unit Modification of the smallest negotiable unit of shares in order to obtain a new negotiable unit.
SOFF Spin-Off A distribution of subsidiary stock to the shareholders of the parent company without a surrender of shares. Spin-off represents a form of divestiture usually resulting in an independent company or in an existing company. For example, demerger, distribution, unbundling.
SPLF Stock Split/Change in Nominal Value/Subdivision Increase in a corporation's number of outstanding equities without any change in the shareholder's equity or the aggregate market value at the time of the split. Equity price and nominal value are reduced accordingly.
SPLR Reverse Stock Split/Change in Nominal Value Decrease in a company's number of outstanding equities without any change in the shareholder's equity or the aggregate market value at the time of the split. Equity price and nominal value are increased accordingly.
SUSP Trading Status: Suspended Trading in the security has been suspended.
TEND Tender/Acquisition/Takeover/Purchase Offer An offer made to holders by a third party, requesting them to sell (tender) or exchange their securities.
TREC Tax Reclaim Event related to tax reclaim activities.
WRTH Worthless Booking out of valueless securities.
WTRC Withholding Tax Relief Certification Certification process for withholding tax reduction or exemption based on the tax status of the holder.
XMET Extraordinary or Special General Meeting Extraordinary or special general meeting.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is TRAN and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K22):

CASH Clean Cash Activity Transaction relates to clean cash.
CLAI Market Claim Transaction relates to a market claim following a corporate action.
CORP Corporate Action Activity Transaction relates to corporate action.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is CASH and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K22):

CCFA Client Cash Flow Cash movement relates to client cash flow (contribution or withdrawal).
CHAR Charges/Fees Cash movement relates to charges/fees.
CHKA Cheques Cash movement relates to cheques.
CLLE Collections Cash movement relates to collections.
CLRA Cash Letter/Cheques Remittance Cash movement relates to cash letters/cheques remittance.
DCRE Documentary Credit Cash movement relates to documentary credit.
ECKA Eurocheques Cash movement relates to eurocheques.
FEXA Foreign Exchange Cash movement relates to foreign exchange.
FMVA Futures Margin Variation Cash movement relates to futures margin variation.
IMFA Investment Management Fees Cash movement relates to investment management fees.
INTA Cash Interest on Long Cash Balance Cash movement relates to interest on a long cash balance.
STAM Stamp Duty Cash movement relates to stamp duty.
TAXA Tax Reclaim Cash movement relates to a tax reclaim.
TCFA Trust/Custody Fees Cash movement relates to trust/custody fees.
TCKA Travellers Cheques Cash movement relates to travellers cheques.
VDAA Value Date Adjustment Cash movement relates to value date adjustment.
WITH Withholding Tax Cash movement relates to withholding tax.

USAGE RULES

The use of a specific corporate action event type code is allowed only if this specific event triggers a cash movement as per the Event Interpretation Grid published by the Securities Market Practice Group (SMPG).

The corporate action event indicator code OTHR must only be used in case no other corporate action event code is appropriate.

The corporate action event indicator code CHAN must only be used in case no other corporate action event code is appropriate and only for an event which relates to a change.

The corporate action event indicator code REDM must only be used when the redemption is decided by the issuer and not by the securities holders.