Corporate Actions Interactive Full Event Details RBC One Quick Reference Guide

March 2021

Contents

Corporate Actions Interactive Full Event Details | RBC One Quick Reference Guide Overview 2 Select Event 2 Event Details 4 Key Dates 5 Options 8 Narrative 9 Restrictions 9

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Corporate Actions Interactive Full Event Details | RBC One Quick Reference Guide

Overview

The Full Event Details page provides all relevant event details generated for a specific corporate action.

Select Event

To view full event details, select the appropriate event from the Corporate Actions home page.

 Use the filter options to generate a list view for a specific event type

 Select event

Figure 1: Corporate Actions Home Page

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Once selected, the Elections page for that event appears by default, and displays the following event tabs: . Elections . Audit History . Full Event Details

 Elections

 Audit History

 Full Event Details

Figure 2: Full Event Details

Select Full Event Details for access to the following event details: . Event details . Key dates . Options . Narrative . Restrictions . Event conditions

Each link is further described below.

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Full Event Details

The following is a summary of the full event details fields:

Figure 3: Event Details

Primary event details and status . Event Status: status of the event (e.g., NEW, AMENDED) . Event number: a unique number assigned by RBC for this event . Version: sequential numbering of notices (e.g., first notice is version 1; next update is version 2, etc.) . Notification date: date when the current version of the notification was initiated by RBC

Event ID information . : name or description of the underlying security . Maturity date: maturity date for this event (if applicable) . Interest rate: interest rate for this event (if applicable) . ISIN: security’s unique ISIN . SEDOL: security’s unique SEDOL (if applicable) . CUSIP: security’s unique CUSIP number (if applicable)

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Event category and description . Event category: type of action for this event (e.g., Voluntary or Mandatory) . Event type: a brief description of the event (e.g., Cash ) . Conversion type: type of conversion for this event (if applicable)

Key Dates

The following is a summary of the Key date’s fields. If no date is displayed, there is either no information available for this event, or a date is not applicable for the event.

Figure 4: Key Dates

. Announcement date: announcement date for the event (SWIFT qualifier ANNO) . Ex date: date the security begins to trade in the market without (ex) the entitlement attached (SWIFT qualifier XDTE) . Record date: date when the company’s share register is temporarily closed by their designated agent in order to determine shareholder entitlements. In the case of ex date driven events, this date is not legally binding in the event of a disputed entitlement (SWIFT qualifier RDTE) . Due bill date: period after record date when a security is trading on a pre-split or pre-entitlement basis. For due bill driven events, positions are paid by applying tracked transactions that settled between record date +1 (business day) and the close of business on due bill redemption date (SWIFT qualifier MCTD). . Meeting date: the date set by the issuer for security holders’ to meet to vote on a proposed event (SWIFT qualifier MEET) . Effective date/time: date and time at which the event is officially effective from the issuer’s perspective. In North American markets, this is usually the exchange delist date and time (SWIFT qualifier EFFD) rbcits.com

. Pro rate date: date when the pro-ration factor for an event is determined by the issuer, or the issuer’s agent (pro-ration factor is the calculation that determines the proportionate payment to be paid to participants in an offer) . Early payment date: earliest date on which payment is expected, but not guaranteed to be paid (SWIFT qualifier EARL) . Payment date: date advised by the issuer when payment is expected, but not guaranteed to be paid (SWIFT qualifier PAYD) . Redemption date: date when the payment is expected, but not guaranteed, to be paid for securities which mature in advance of an originally established payment date (e.g., a issue originally scheduled to pay five years from now is paid in the current year) . Unblocking date: date when shares are expected to be unblocked and available for delivery.

Figure 5: Deadline Details

. Current response deadline: the nearest upcoming response date when client elections must be received by RBC. The deadlines for each option and the on-loan response deadlines are shown in the Option fields. . Next resp deadline: next response deadline date . Legal exp date: expiry date (or market deadline date) set by the issuer by which securities must be presented to the issuer or appointed agent to be eligible for participation in the event (SWIFT qualifier MKDT) . Deadline to register : date by which shares/positions must be registered with the agent in order to be eligible to participate in an event . Withdrawal date: last eligible date to revoke and withdraw a previously submitted election . Agent depository date: date by which the agent, or registrar, (appointed by the issuer) requires elections to be submitted in order to be eligible to participate in the event . US cust exp date: date by which RBC’s appointed US sub-custodian requires elections to be submitted . RBC IS London exp date: date by which RBC’s appointed global sub-custodian requires elections to be submitted to them . CDS exp date: date established by the Canadian Depository for Securities by which participants must submit elections for tender rbcits.com

Options

The following is a summary of the fields for each option. If multiple options are available, each will appear with relevant details.

Figure 6: Options

. Option number and type: The event option number(s) and the option type (e.g., No Action, Cash) . Response deadline: The current date and time for elections to be submitted to RBC for processing of the specified option for positions not on loan (see the Summary in the Elections tab to identify the ‘On Loan’ units). Where multiple deadlines are associated with the option, additional information will be provided in the option narrative. . Stock Lending deadline: The current date and time for elections to be submitted to RBC for processing of the specified option for positions on loan (see the Position Summary in the Elections tab to identify the ‘On Loan’ units). . Option details: Additional details and notes for this option (e.g., legal expiry date, option-event details, instructions) . SWIFT code: The option’s SWIFT code . Option currency: The currency associated with the cash component of the option (if applicable)

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Narrative

The following is a summary of the narrative details for an event:

Figure 7: Narrative

. Narrative notification: Additional information provided by the event issuer regarding the terms of the event, procedural and processing information, paid by, date paid, rates, etc. (where applicable). Any updates or advisories to the notifications that have occurred after the initial event notification will be available in this section.

Restrictions

This section provides details of the requirements or restrictions imposed by the event issuer that must be fulfilled in order to be eligible to participate in the corresponding event.

Figure 8: Restrictions

Event Conditions

Only in voluntary events where pre-conditions must be met for the event to take place. Generally used for specific purchase offers. If the event does not have any conditions “Not Available” will be displayed

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For more information

You may also be interested in the following Quick Reference Guide: . RBC One Quick Reference Guide Corporate Actions Interactive: Audit History . RBC One Quick Reference Guide Corporate Actions Interactive: Elections . RBC One Quick Reference Guide Corporate Actions Interactive: Overview

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