Ukraine: New instruction specifications
Clearstream Banking1 informs clients about new requirements for Ukraine settlement instructions effective
13 January 2025
Impact on clients
The details in field :70E:://SPRO are necessary and binding to settle each transaction.
Final beneficial owners of Ukrainian Government bonds for transactions settled via the link can only be non-resident institutions and local Ukrainian banks.
If an instruction is settled as “no change of beneficiary ownership” (NCBO), Citi Kyiv acting as account operator for CBL has the right to request additional confirmation of the custody account opened for the beneficiary outside of Ukraine.
New instruction specifications from 13 January 2025
MT540 Receive Free | Seq | |||
M | :22F: | :BENE | //YBEN, NBEN | |
M | :98a: | :TRAD | //Trade date | B |
M | :70E: | :SPRO | For change of benefical owner trades: 1st line//Name of the seller and seller's Registration code 2nd line//PSA No. nnnnnn (Number of purchase/sale agreement) 3rd line//ddmmyyyy (Date of agreement format) 4th line//Settlement price amount and currencya 5th line// Please quote “non-resident” for non-resident institutions OR “custodian” or “bank” for resident institutions For NCBO trades 1st line//Name of seller 2nd line// Please quote “non-resident” for non-residents institutions OR “custodian”, “bank” for resident institutions | B1 |
M | :95P: | :PSET | //NBUAUAUXXXX | E1 |
M | :95P: | :DEAG | /BIC of CP’s local agent in UKR | |
M | :95P: | :SELL | /BIC of CP | |
M | :97A: | :SAFE | //nnnnnn-XXnnnnnnnn OR //nnnnnn-XXnnnnnn up to 6 digits dash 2 Latin characters followed by 6 digits (for local custodians) | |
a. The deal price is not required if there is no change in beneficial owner. When present, it should be expressed as the actual price in the currency of the deal and UAH deal amount if available. Any deal price in expressed in % will be rejected.
MT542 Deliver Free | Seq | |||
M | :22F: | :BENE | //YBEN, NBEN | |
M | :98a: | :TRAD | //Trade date | B |
M | :70E: | :SPRO | For CBO trades: 1st line//Name of the buyer and buyer's Registration code 2nd line//PSA No. nnnnnn (Number of purchase/sale agreement) 3rd line//ddmmyyyy (Date of agreement format) 4th line//Settlement price amount and currencya 5th line// Please quote “non-resident” for non-residents institutions OR “custodian”, “bank” for resident institutions For NCBO trades 1st line//Name of buyer 2nd line// Please quote “non-resident” for non-residents institutions OR “custodian”, “bank” for resident institutions | B1 |
M | :95P: | :PSET | //NBUAUAUXXXX | E1 |
M | :95P: | :REAG | /BIC of CP’s local agent in UKR | |
M | :95P: | :BUYR | /BIC of CP | |
M | :97A: | :SAFE | //nnnnnn-XXnnnnnnnn OR //nnnnnn-XXnnnnnn up to 6 digits dash 2 Latin characters followed by 6 digits (for local custodians) | |
a. The deal price is not required if there is no change in beneficial owner. When present, it should be expressed as the actual price in the currency of the deal. Any deal price in expressed in % will be rejected.
In the above tables, M=Mandatory; O=Optional; C=Conditional; Seq=Swift message (sub)sequence.
Further information
For further information, clients may contact Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer.
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