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Common Options for Corporate Action Announcements
The following are common options that apply to all corporate action announcements .
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Client Specific CA ID | Reference information regarding the action is stored here. |
| Source Name | The actions reference data source. Valid values include Bloomberg, IDC, and Eagle Pace. |
| Original Source Name | The original reference data source. Valid values include Bloomberg, IDC, and Eagle Pace. This field is usually left blank. |
| Asset ID typeID Type | Specifies the asset identifier type |
| Asset ID | The numbering or naming convention used to identify the security. |
| Issue Name | The Issuer's Name. |
| Sweep Date | This date sweeps the corporate action history and voluntary corporate action elections tables to ensure only the most recent corporate actions tables to ensure only the most recent corporate actions are processed. 1) If ex-dividend date < or = today, enter the current date as the sweep date. 2) If the ex-dividend date >system date, enter the ex-date as the sweep date. |
| Ex Date | The date used to determine who is entitled to participate in the action. Record date - the date used by the paying agent to determine the security holders that will receive the dividend. |
| Record date | The date established by an issuer of a security for the purpose of determining the holders who are entitled to receive a dividend or distribution. This is for reference only. |
| Pay Date | The date the corporate will pay the dividend to the holders of record. |
| Corporate Action Status | A required field for all corporate action announcements. |
Corporate Action Sub Priority | Used to determine priority if multiple corporate actions exist on the same day. The lower the number in this field, the higher the processing priority of the corporate action. |
| Mandatory/Voluntary Indicator | Determines if the corporate action record is applied to all holders of the bond (Mandatory) or to a specific holder of the bond (Voluntary). |
| Corporate Action Notes | Reference and Reporting Only. |
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