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MT 501 Field Specifications

54. Field 98a: Date/Time

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//8!n (Qualifier)(Date)
Option C :4!c//8!n6!n (Qualifier)(Date)(Time)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional sequence D

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O ANOU N   A or C Announcement Date/Time
2 O XDTE N   A or C Ex-Dividend or Distribution Date/Time

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

ANOU Announcement Date/Time Date/time at which the issuer announced that a corporate action event will occur.
XDTE Ex-Dividend or Distribution Date/Time Securities traded on or after this date/time are not eligible for CA event.

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).