Frequently asked questions about corporate actions
A Corporate Action, is an action performed by an issuer that can impact its activity and/or financials. Specific documents are required to perform a Corporate Action. They need to be processed by our Corporate Action team and transmitted to the market via a market notice. Corporate Actions are primordial to the proper functioning of the Euronext markets and all stakeholders, and help insure a transparent and fair marketplace. (For examples of Corporate Actions and required documentation, please see below.)
Dividend Distribution: The Issuer or Issuer Agent needs to send, 2 days before the ex-date at the latest, the Corporate Actions Form in Excel format (not applicable to the Portuguese market) and signed PDF.
Listing of Bonds:
Deadline: 11:00 CET the business day before the targeted listing date for previously admitted issuers and at least 7 days before the targeted listing date for first time issuers.
Additional tranche:
Rights Issue:
Once the results are announced:
Capital Increase:
Deadline: at least 2 business days before the targeted effective date for public offers and no later than 90 days after the operation for other cases like an exercise of options.
In order to perform a capital increase/decrease, the issuer or financial intermediary needs to complete and send the following documents to the Corporate Actions team:
The complete application needs to be received at least 2 business days before the targeted effective date for public offers and no later than 90 days after the operation for other cases like an exercise of options.