Vestima: Threadneedle Investment Funds change Administrator in the UK
Effective
Tuesday 4 June 2013
the investment fund shares in the Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, Threadneedle Specialist Investment Funds and others as listed in the associated spreadsheet will change Administrator from The Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited (UK) to International Financial Data Services (UK) Ltd (“IFDS”) for trading on Vestima.
As of Trade Date Tuesday 4 June 2013, Order Issuers who are connected to Vestima can send orders directly to IFDS in its capacity as Transfer Agent for the funds listed in the associated spreadsheet.
By decision of the Fund, trading is suspended on Monday 3 June 2013. Any subscription, redemption or conversion request received after the cutoff on Friday 31 May 2013 and before the cutoff on Tuesday 4 June 2013 will be allocated the trade date of Tuesday 4 June 2013.
Fund details
Effective date: Tuesday 4 June 2013
Transfer agent: International Financial Data Services (UK) Ltd
Funds: See the associated spreadsheet.
| Accepted order types | Subscription | Redemption | Switch One to One | Switch One to Many | Cancellation Request |
| in units | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| by amount | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Decimals accepted: Up to 4
Settlement1
Delivery and Receipt against payment: All trades confirmed for Trade Date Friday 31 May 2013 and later will settle, Delivery versus Payment, using the CFF processes and settle against CFF Fund Issuance Account 10488 of State Street Bank Luxembourg SA in Clearstream Banking S.A.2 (CEDELULLXXX).
Pending settlements for earlier trade dates continue to be settled against the existing account 10287 of JPMorgan Chase Bank in Clearstream Banking S.A.
For participants using the Automated Settlement3 service of Vestima, the appropriate settlement instructions for receipt or delivery of the shares will be generated automatically.
Settlement currencies: Fund currency only.
Transfers
Transfers (In/Out of CBL) with a settlement date on/before Thursday 6 June 2013 will continue to settle against the account 10287 of JPMorgan Chase Bank in Clearstream Banking S.A.
Pending transfers instructed against the account 10287 of JPMorgan Chase Bank will be rejected by Clearstream Banking S.A. at the end of the settlement day on Thursday 6 June 2013 and will need to be re-instructed by the customer.
Trading Party Requirements4
Via SWIFT, in the party sequence (TRADPRTY), as follows:
- :95Q::INVE//the investor's BIC
- :97A::SAFE//the investor's agent code (or other identifier, agreed with the Transfer Agent)5
Via Vestima web browser interface, in the trading party information, as follows:
- Required trading party: Investor
- Name & Address: the Investor's BIC
- Safekeeping: the Investor's Agent Code (or other identifier, agreed with the Transfer Agent)5
Placing orders via Vestima
Order Issuers must inform Clearstream Banking S.A. at least five business days before placing the first order. Notification is not necessary if the Order Issuer has placed an order before in the Threadneedle Funds (please see associated spreadsheet).
For participants using the “automated agent code population” service of Vestima, the appropriate investor code will be provided automatically.
Vestima deadline: See the associated spreadsheet.
Further information
For further information, please contact as appropriate:
| Vestima Customer Service | Threadneedle Investments Dealing and Enquiries | |
| Email: | csvestima@clearstream.com | |
| Telephone: | +352-243-32833 | +44 1268 443976 |
| Fax: | +352-243-632833 |
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1. Please refer to the Creation Market Guide for details.
2. Registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-9248 (CBL).
3. Settlement instructions are generated on behalf of one or both parties to the trade upon receipt of and according to the trade execution confirmation received from the Order Handling Agent. (Formerly called the “locked-in” service.)
4. Orders not bearing these details as required by the Transfer Agent may be rejected.
5. Order Issuers are required to contact the Transfer Agent directly to obtain the appropriate code.
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