Each type of corporate action can have many data points relating to the specific corporate action.

Below is a data reference for each type of event:

Event Codes

Code Event
ANN Announcement
ARR Arrangement
ASSM Assimilation
BB Buy Back
BKRP Bankruptcy
BON Bonus Issue
BR Bonus Rights
CALL Call
CAPRD Capital Reduction
AGM Company Meeting
CONSD Consolidation (AKA Reverse stock split)
CONV Conversion
CTX Certificate Exchange
CURRD Currency Redenomination
DIST Distribution
DIV Dividend
DMRGR Demerger
DRIP Dividend Reinvestment Plan
DVST Divestment
ENT Entitlements
FRANK Franking
FTT Financial Transaction Tax
FYCHG Financial Year Change
ICC International Code Change
INCHG Incorporation Change
ISCHG Issuer Name Change
LAWST Lawsuit
LCC Local Code Change
LIQ Liquidation
LSTAT Listing Status Change
LTCHG Lot Change
MKCHG Market Segment Change
MRGR Merger
NLIST New Listing
ODDLT Odd Lot Offer
PID Property Income Distribution
PO Purchase Offer
PRCHG Primary Exchange Change
PRF Preferential Offer
PVRD Parvalue Redenomination
RCAP Return of Capital
REDEM Preference Redemption
RTS Rights
SCCHG Security Description Change
SCSWP Security Swap
SD Subdivision (AKA - Forward Stock Split)
SECRC Security Reclassification
TKOVR Takeover

Event Details

ANN: Announcement

Applicable Dates

  • NotificationDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable
ARR: Arrangement

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Successor code
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Applicable
ASSM: Assimilation

Applicable Dates

  • AssimilationDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values (1's)
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable
BB: Buy Back

Applicable Dates

  • StartDate
  • EndDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • WithdrawalFromDate
  • WithdrawalToDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Real but usually only one Option and Serial ID
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates Minprice, Maxprice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
OnOffFlag The mechanism adopted by the company for buying back the shares.
WithdrawalRights The mechanism adopted by the company for buying back the shares.
BKRP: Bankruptcy

Applicable Dates

  • NotificationDate
  • FilingDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable
BON: Bonus Issue

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios Yes
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
WithdrawalRights This field is populated for ADR holders only. If the underlying security is having Bonus issue and company decides ADR shares will not have bonus. The company will sell the share on behalf of ADR holders in the market and return the money to ADR holders. So there is no ratio.
BR: Bonus Rights

Applicable Dates

  • StartSubscription
  • EndSubscription
  • SplitDate
  • StartTrade
  • EndTrade
  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant (Note Trading and Poison Pill in Extra Fields)
Ratios Yes
Rates IssuePrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
TraSecID WCA Security Code of the security that may be created for Trading purposes.
TraIsin Trading ISIN if applicable/available
OverSubscription
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
CALL: Call

Applicable Dates

  • DueDate
  • RecDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
CallNumber Number of the call which the company has made on the security. Eg. 1st Call, 2nd Call, 3rd Call
CurenCD ISO Currency Code
ToFacevalue Out of the total call amount the amount that will be apportioned to the Face Value of the security i.e. company's equity capital.
ToPremium Out of the total call amount the amount that will be apportioned to the share premium account.
CAPRD: Capital Reduction

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate
  • RecDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Successor code
Ratios Yes
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
OldParValue Par Value may change in Capital Reduction. Both are provided for reference.
NewParValue Par Value may change in Capital Reduction. Both are provided for reference.
AGM: Company Meeting

Applicable Dates

  • AGMDate
  • FYEDate
  • RecDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
AGMEGM Type of meeting
AGMNo Company meeting number
AGMTime Company meeting number
Add1 Address Line 1
Add2 Address Line 2
Add3 Address Line 3
Add4 Address Line 4
Add5 Address Line 5
Add6 Address Line 6
City Meeting city
CntryCD ISO Country
CONSD: Consolidation (AKA Reverse stock split)

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Successor code
Ratios Yes
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
OldParValue Par Value may change in Consolidation. Both are provided for reference.
NewParValue Par Value may change in Consolidation. Both are provided for reference.
CurenCD ISO Currency Code
CONV: Conversion

Applicable Dates

  • FromDate
  • ToDate
  • RecDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates Price
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
MandOptFlag Is the conversion for this period Mandatory or Optional to the shareholder. Generally there could be several conversion periods within the life of the Preference share. The Last one is Mandatory and all the interim ones would be optional.
FXrate Foreign Exchange Rate
PartFinalFlag
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
ConvType
PriceAsPercent
CTX: Certificate Exchange

Applicable Dates

  • StartDate
  • EndDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
RelEvent Event related to or causing the current event. e.g. Subdivision could be the the related event of a Sedol Change Event
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
CURRD: Currency Redenomination

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldCurenCD ISO Old Currency Code
NewCurenCD ISO New Currency Code
OldParValue Par Value may change in Currency Redenomination. Both are provided for reference.
NewParValue Par Value may change in Currency Redenomination. Both are provided for reference.
DIST: Distribution

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • WithdrawalFromDate
  • WithdrawalToDate
  • OptionElectionDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Option ID real, Serial ID real
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
WithdrawalRights True or False
DIV: Dividend

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • PayDate2
  • FYEDate
  • PeriodEndDate
  • OptElectionDate
  • ToDate
  • RegistrationDate
  • DeclarationDate
  • ExDate2
  • FXDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Option ID real, Serial ID real
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates Gross and Net Dividend
GrossDividend Total Dividend amount
NetDividend Dividend net of taxes (if any) to the shareholder
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
Marker Dividend Marker
Frequency Dividend Frequency
Tbaflag The company intends to pay a dividend but the details are yet to be announced
NilDividend Real Dividend event but of zero payrate.
DivRescind Real Dividend event but of zero payrate.
RecindCashDiv Cash Dividend Cancelled.
RecindStockDiv Stock Dividend Cancelled.
Approxflag If dividend is temporarily an approximate value. Expect an update.
TaxRate Domestic withholding tax rate
Depfees Depositary fees - Applies only to DR dividends
Coupon In countries where coupons are to be submitted to obtain a benefit this field is useful.
Dapflag Divdend Access Plan Available (GB only)
InstallmentPayDate
DeclCurenCD Declared Currency Code
DeclGrossAmt Declared Gross Amount
DMRGR: Demerger

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • WithdrawalFromDate
  • WithdrawalToDate
  • OptionElectionDate
  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Yes
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
WithdrawalRights True or False
DRIP: Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Applicable Dates

  • DripLastDate
  • DripPayDate
  • CrestDate
  • ExDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID None
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
DripReinvPrice Drip reinvestment price
CntryCD ISO Country
DVST: Divestment

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • StartSubscription
  • EndSubscription

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID None
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
MaxQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MaxAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
TraSecID WCA Security Code of the security that may be created for Trading purposes.
TraIsin Trading ISIN if applicable/available
ENT: Entitlements

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • StartSubscription
  • EndSubscription

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Successor code
Ratios Yes
Rates IssuePrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
OverSubscription True or False
FRANK: Franking

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
Frankflag Franking type.
FrankDiv Franked amount if partially franked.
UnFrankDiv Unfranked amount if partially franked.
FTT: Financial Transaction Tax

Applicable Dates

  • FTTStartDate
  • FTTEndDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable
FYCHG: Financial Year Change

Applicable Dates

  • NotificationDate
  • OldFYStartDate
  • OldFYEndDate
  • NewFYStartDate
  • NewFYEndDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
RelEvent Event related to or causing the current event. e.g. Subdivision could be the the related event of a Sedol Change Event
ICC: International Code Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldISIN Old Isin
NewISIN New Isin
OldUSCode Old US code
NewUSCode New US code
RelEventID Link to related event if available
INCHG: Incorporation Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldCntryCD Old ISO Country
NewCntryCD New ISO Country
ISCHG: Issuer Name Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
IssOldName Old Issuer Name
IssNewName New Issuer Name
LegalName Flagged if IssNewName is the legal name
MeetingDateFlag Flagged if IssNewName is the legal name
LAWST: Lawsuit

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate
  • RegDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
LAType Indicates if the Lawsuit is a class action
LCC: Local Code Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldLocalCode
NewLocalCode
RelEventID Link to related event if available
LIQ: Liquidation

Applicable Dates

  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • OptionElectionDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Real
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
Liquidator Name of the agency appointed for liquidating the assets of the company.
LiqAdd1 Address Line 1
LiqAdd2 Address Line 2
LiqAdd3 Address Line 3
LiqAdd4 Address Line 4
LiqAdd5 Address Line 5
LiqAdd6 Address Line 6
LiqCity City
LiqCntryCD ISO Country
LiqTel Phone
LiqFax Email
LiqEmail Email
LSTAT: Listing Status Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate
  • NotificationDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldLStatStatus Old Listing Status
LStatStatus New Listing Status
LTCHG: Lot Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldLot Old lot size
OldMinTrdQty Old Minimum Trading Quantity
NewLot New lot size
NewMinTrdgQty New Minimum Trading Quantity
MKCHG: Market Segment Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldMIC
NewMIC
OldMktsegment
NewMktsegment
MRGR: Merger

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • AppointedDate
  • EffectiveDate
  • WithdrawalFromDate
  • WithdrawalToDate
  • OptionElectionDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Real
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
MrgrStatus Progress of the Merger
WithdrawalRights True or False
NLIST: New Listing

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable
ODDLT: Odd Lot Offer

Applicable Dates

  • StartDate
  • EndDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • WithdrawalFromDate
  • WithdrawalToDate
  • OptionElectionDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Real
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
MinQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MaxQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
WithdrawalRights True or False
MinOfrQty The Quantity range within which the Shareholder can offer from his total holding in the event.
MaxOfrQty The Quantity range within which the Shareholder can offer from his total holding in the event.
MinAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
MaxAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
BuyIn
BuyInCurenCD
BuyInPrice
PID: Property Income Distribution

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
NonPID Indicates the portion of the dividend that is not Property Income Distribution.
PID Indicates the portion of the dividend that is Property Income Distribution.
PO: Purchase Offer

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • OfferOpensDate
  • OfferClosesDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
POMinPercent TOTAL Percentage of the shares outstanding that the purchaser will buy from the shareholders.
POMaxPercent TOTAL Percentage of the shares outstanding that the purchaser will buy from the shareholders.
MinOfrQty The Quantity range within which the Shareholder can offer from his total holding in the event.
MaxOfrQty The Quantity range within which the Shareholder can offer from his total holding in the event.
TndrStrkPrice If the event is via a Tender process it is the cut off price at which all the bids are accepted.
TndrPriceStep If the event is via a Tender then there is a price step in which one can put in the bids. Eg. If the price step specified is 10p then one has to make bids in steps of 10p i.e. GBP 1.10, GBP 1.20, GBP 1.30.
MinQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then they qualifies for taking part in the event.
MaxQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MinAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
MaxAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
SealedBid True if Sealed Bid
PRCHG: Primary Exchange Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
OldExchgCD Old Primary Exchange Code
NewExchgCD New Primary Exchange Code
PRF: Preferential Offer

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • StartSubscription
  • EndSubscription

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
OffereeIssID Offeree Issuer ID
OffereeName Name of the issuer making the offer but the issuer is not available on WCA.
TndrStrkPrice If the event is via a Tender process it is the cut off price at which all the bids are accepted.
TndrPriceStep If the event is via a Tender then there is a price step in which one can put in the bids. Eg. If the price step specified is 10p then one has to make bids in steps of 10p i.e. GBP 1.10, GBP 1.20, GBP 1.30.
MinPrice Price range within which the event would take place.
MaxPrice Price range within which the event would take place.
MinQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MaxQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MinAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
MaxAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
PVRD: Parvalue Redenomination

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
RelEvent Event related to or causing the current event. e.g. Subdivision could be the the related event of a Sedol Change Event
PVCurrency Security Parvalue Currency
OldParValue Par Value may change in Currency Redenomination. Both are provided for reference.
NewParValue Par Value may change in Currency Redenomination. Both are provided for reference.
RCAP: Return of Capital

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Successor code
Ratios None
Rates CashBak
Priority Applicable
REDEM: Preference Redemption

Applicable Dates

  • RedemptionDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates RedemPrice
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
MandOptFlag Is the redemption for this date Mandatory or Optional to the bond holder. Some securities can have several redemption dates (eg. Preference share) during the life of the security while others may just have one (eg. Bonds).
PartFinal Is the redemption for this date Part or Final. Part redemptions may be mandatory.
RedemType A lookup table indicating the variety of redemptions possible. Eg. Amortisation, Sinking fund, bullet etc.
AmountRedeemed
RedemPremium
PriceAsPercent
PremiumAsPercent
RedemPercent Redemption in %. To allow for Redemption of security which is only on % basis.
PoolFactor The outstanding principal balance divided by the original principal balance with the result expressed as a decimal. Useful in calculating redemption and outstanding par value. Introduced to capture this figure whenever its available.
RTS: Rights

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate
  • StartSubscription
  • EndSubscription
  • StartTrade
  • EndTrade
  • SplitDate

Rights Split Date: Split date concept in rights is known in asian countries where the lot size is more than 1. If the shareholder is suppose to receive 100 shares because of rights and the lost size is 50 then he will receive 2 physical certificates. Split date is only for shares in physical form. If the share holders wants 10 certificates for 100 shares companies can do it and the split date is the date when this shares are split by the company.

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant (Note Trading and Poison Pill in Extra Fields section)
Ratios Yes
Rates IssuePrice, LapsedPremium
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
TraSecID Security Code of the security that may be created for Trading purposes.
TraIsin Trading ISIN if applicable/available
PPSecID Poison Pill Rights: This rights behave same as normal rights but they do not trade at all. This rights are normally announced by the company to avoid hostile takeover.
PPIsin PP ISIN if applicable/available
OverSubscription
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
SCCHG: Security Description Change

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns None
Ratios None
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
EventType Event type code
SecOldName Previous Name
SecNewName New Name
OldSectyCD Old Security type code
NewSectyCD New Security type code
OldRegS144A OldRegS144A Value
NewRegS144A NewRegS144A Value
SCSWP: Security Swap

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
SD: Subdivision (AKA - Forward Stock Split)

Applicable Dates

  • ExDate
  • RecDate
  • PayDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Successor code
Ratios Yes
Rates None
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
OldParValue Par Value may change in Consolidation. Both are provided for reference.
NewParValue Par Value may change in Consolidation. Both are provided for reference.
OldCurenCD ISO Old Currency Code
NewCurenCD ISO New Currency Code
SECRC: Security Reclassification

Applicable Dates

  • EffectiveDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Dummy Values
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates None
Priority Not Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
RelEvent Event related to or causing the current event. e.g. Subdivision could be the the related event of a Sedol Change Event
ResSectyCD Resultant Security Type
TKOVR: Takeover

Applicable Dates

  • OpenDate
  • CloseDate
  • RecDate
  • CmacqDate
  • PayDate
  • OptelectionDate
  • WithdrawalFromDate
  • WithdrawalToDate
  • UnconditionalDate
  • ToDate
  • RegistrationDate

Field Notes

Field Notes
Option and Serial ID Real
Outurns Resultant code
Ratios Yes
Rates MinPrice, MaxPrice
Priority Applicable

Extra Fields

Field Description
TkovrStatus Takeover status
OfferorIssID Internal IssID of the Offeror
OfferorName Name of the issuer making the offer but the issuer is not available on WCA.
Hostile True if hostile takeover
MiniTkovr True if Mini-Takeover
ResSecType Resultant Security Type
TargetQuantity Total Quantity of shares targeted for the Takeover by the offeror
TargetPercent Percentage of the Company's shares outstanding targeted by the Offeror.
MinAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
MaxAcpQty The TOTAL Quantity the company will accept from all the shareholders tendering their shares in the event for the event to be binding on the offeror.
PreOfferQty Number of shares held by the Offeror prior to making the Takeover offer
PreOfferPercent Percentage of the Company's shares outstanding that the Offeror held prior to making the Takeover offer
TndrStrkPrice If the event is via a Tender process it is the cut off price at which all the bids are accepted.
TndrPriceStep If the event is via a Tender then there is a price step in which one can put in the bids. Eg. If the price step specified is 10p then one has to make bids in steps of 10p i.e. GBP 1.10, GBP 1.20, GBP 1.30.
MinQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MaxQlyQty If the quantity held by shareholder is within this range then he qualifies for taking part in the event.
MinOfrQty The Quantity range within which the Shareholder can offer from his total holding in the event.
MaxOfrQty The Quantity range within which the Shareholder can offer from his total holding in the event.
DutchAuction
WithdrawalRights