Corporate Action Equities - Create a New Request

The Create New Request page guides you through selecting the issuer, instrument, and corporate action type before filling in the corporate action form.

From the Request List, click  "Create new request".

The page consists of three sequential steps presented as a stepper:

Step one: Issuer Selection
Step two: Instrument Selection - select the ISIN code associated with the chosen issuer.
Step three: - Corporate Action Selection

1. New request creation stepper

Choose the type of corporate action:

Increase / Decrease — then select either Capital Increase or Capital Decrease.
Split / Reverse-Split — then select either Split or Reverse-Split.
Cash Dividend
Optional Dividend

Once all three steps are complete, the "Create request" button becomes active, click on it to open the corresponding corporate action form.

2. Create button enabled

Corporate Action type and expected fields

Each corporate action type has a dedicated form with specific fields. All forms share a common layout. A header summary showing the issuer name, ISIN code, symbol, currency, market of reference, other markets, operation type, and effective date. The form fields specific to the corporate action type. Additional form options (documents, comments, working group, publication timing, notice review) in the footer area and action buttons at the bottom of the page.

Cash Dividend

The Cash Dividend form allows users to submit a request for a cash distribution to shareholders.

Field	Description
Distribution Type	Select the type of distribution (e.g., Ordinary dividend, Interim dividend, Final dividend, etc.). Required.
Gross Amount	Enter the gross amount per share. Required.
Centralising Agent	Enter the name of the centralising agent. Required.
Shareholder Meeting Date	Select the date of the shareholder meeting.
Ex-Date	Select the ex-dividend date. Required.
Record Date	Select the record date. Required.
Payment Date	Select the payment date. Required.
Press Release	Indicate whether a press release is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Corporate Action Form	Indicate whether a corporate action form is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.

Operational Dividend

The Optional Dividend form allows users to submit a request for a dividend where shareholders can choose between cash and shares.

Field	Description
Gross Amount	Enter the gross amount per share.
Subscription Price	Enter the subscription price for the optional shares.
Security ISIN to Receive	Enter the ISIN of the security shareholders will receive.
ISIN of Interim Security	Enter the ISIN of the interim security, if applicable.
Distribution Type	Select the type of distribution.
Default Option	Select the default option (Cash or Shares).
Ex-Date	Select the ex-dividend date.
Record Date	Select the record date.
Payment Date	Select the payment date.
Start Date of Option Period	Select when the option period begins.
End Date of Option Period	Select when the option period ends.
Shareholder Meeting Date	Select the date of the shareholder meeting.
Market Deadline Date	Select the market deadline date.
Buyer Protection Deadline Date	Select the buyer protection deadline.
Guaranteed Participation Date	Select the guaranteed participation date.
Centralising Agent	Enter the name of the centralising agent.
Standard Compliant	Indicate whether the operation is standard compliant (Yes/No).
General Meeting Minutes	Indicate whether general meeting minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Board Minutes	Indicate whether board minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Press Release	Indicate whether a press release is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Corporate Action Form	Indicate whether a corporate action form is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.

Capital Increase

The Capital Increase form allows users to submit a request to increase the number of listed shares for an instrument.

Field	Description
Number of Shares to Be Listed	Enter the number of new shares to be listed.
Effective Date	Select the effective date of the capital increase.
Reason of Operation	Select the reason for the capital increase from the available options.
Linked Operation	Select a linked operation, if applicable (shown when the selected reason has a linked operation).
Current Shares / Provisional Shares	Displays the current number of shares and the provisional number after the request is processed.
Prospectus	Indicate whether a prospectus is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Press Release	Indicate whether a press release is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
General Meeting Minutes	Indicate whether general meeting minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Board Minutes	Indicate whether board minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.

Capital Decrease

The Capital Decrease form allows users to submit a request to reduce the number of listed shares for an instrument.

Field	Description
Number of Shares to Cancel	Enter the number of shares to cancel.
Effective Date	Select the effective date of the capital decrease.
Reason of Operation	Select the reason for the capital decrease.
Current Shares / Provisional Shares	Displays the current number of shares and the provisional number after the request is processed.
Prospectus	Indicate whether a prospectus is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Press Release	Indicate whether a press release is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
General Meeting Minutes	Indicate whether general meeting minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Board Minutes	Indicate whether board minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.

Split

The Split form allows users to submit a request for a stock split, which increases the number of shares while proportionally reducing the share price.

Field	Description
Change of ISIN Code	Indicate whether the ISIN code will change (Yes/No).
New Shares ISIN Code	Enter the new ISIN code (if applicable).
Number of Securities to Be Listed	Enter the number of new securities to be listed.
New Shares Nominal Value	Enter the nominal value of new shares.
New and Current Parity	Enter the parity ratio (new for current).
Fraction Management	Select the method for managing fractional shares (Full Balance, Mixed Method, or Top-Down).
Centralising Agent	Enter the name of the centralising agent.
Effective Date	Select the effective date.
Record Date	Select the record date.
Payment Date	Select the payment date.
General Meeting Date	Select the general meeting date.
Board of Directors Meeting Date	Select the board meeting date.
BALO Publication Date	Select the BALO publication date.
General Meeting Minutes	Indicate whether general meeting minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Board Minutes	Indicate whether board minutes are required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Press Release	Indicate whether a press release is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
Corporate Action Form	Indicate whether a corporate action form is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.
BALO Notice	Indicate whether a BALO notice is required (Yes/No). Upload the document if yes.

Reverse-Split

The Reverse-Split form allows users to submit a request for a reverse stock split, which reduces the number of shares while proportionally increasing the share price.

The Reverse-Split form contains the same fields as the Split form.

Additional Options

At the bottom of every corporate action form, the following optional sections are available. Each section can be activated or deactivated using a toggle switch.

3. Corporate Action form - Additional Options

Teams Review

The purpose of activating the team review is to assign the request you have opened to a team member, who will review your request, before it is submitted to Euronext.

To activate this function, toggle the Team review switch to "On", select one or more reviewers (senior users) from the dropdown list. When teams review is enabled, submissions will first go to the reviewers for approval before being sent to Euronext.

Team Reviewer Actions

Action	When Available
Submit review	When the request is in "Awaiting revision" status and you are assigned as a reviewer.

4. Operation form - Team review option

Publication Timing

By default, market notice will be disseminated at least two business days prior to the effective date of the request, but with this option, you will be able to specify the preferred timing for the publication of the market notice, choosing between:

Before market opening
During market session
After market closing

You can also choose the date of the Market Notice dissemination.

6. Operation form - Publication timing option

Notice review

When the Notice review toggle is switched to "On", then team review will be able to review the notice before validation.

Comments

In the comment section, you will be able to provide additional context to the request. You can enable the option by switching the toggle to “On”. You can use up to 255 characters.

7. Operation form - Comments