Transaction management rules - Norway
Market Claims
Overview
Detection | Yes |
Processing | Yes |
Detection
Detection period | 20 Clearstream business days after the record date | |
Eligible corporate action events | Cash dividends only (DVCA MAND) | |
Eligible transactions for detection | Internal | External |
Detection key dates |
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Processing
Eligible transactions for processing | Securities in units or on non-interest events Settled | Securities in nominal or on interest events n/a |
Opt-out/Ex/Cum indicator | n/a | |
Characteristics of generated market claim instructions | Internal:
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Market specifics | Market claims are only detected and processed when the following conditions are met:
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- Underlying transactions involving events other than cash dividends are not detected/processed.
- Underlying transactions traded ex, i.e., reverse market claims are not detected/processed. They must be bilaterally agreed between the counterparties.
- c. Regarding external trades, The dividend payment is made through the VPS system but, in order to calculate the dividend entitlement, it is assumed that all trades settle on time (that is, on a T+2 basis).
It is on this basis that the VPS system makes the disbursement of the dividend payment and any deviation from this will require manual amendment.
If a T+2 trade has not settled on time, manual adjustments to the entitlement are possible in the VPS system. Manual adjustments done within the three days after the Record Date are based on the Trade Date. Cum-trades will be adjusted if settled within the relevant three days.
Taxation of market claims
Type of market claim | Withholding tax rate | Compensation basis | Tax relief available | Tax Reclaim available |
Cash dividend | 25% | Net | No | Yes |
Interest payment | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Further | n/a |
Transformations
Overview
Transformation Cancellation | Yes |
Transformation Reinstruction | No |
Detection/Cancellation
Detection period | 20 Clearstream business days after the record date | |
Eligible corporate action events | All income and non-income mandatory reorganisation events in cash and securities | |
Eligible transactions for detection/cancellation | Internal and External | |
Detection key dates | Mandatory reorganisation events without options Record date | Mandatory reorganisation events with options Market deadline |
Processing
Not applicable
Buyer protection
Subject to Manual Buyer Protection mechanism.
Additional information is available in the CBL Client Handbook.