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5699

P&S #:

5269

   

DATE:

October 24, 2003

   

TO:

ALL PARTICIPANTS

   

ATTENTION:

Managing Partner/Officer; P&S Manager; Cashier; Manager, Data Processing; Manager, Insurance Processing; Manager, Mutual Fund Processing; Manager, Dividend Department

   

FROM:

ENTERPRISE SERVICE CENTER
   
SUBJECT: VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

New York Banks will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 in observance of Veterans Day. The New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq System will be open for trading on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

The following changes in NSCC’s Operations and schedules will be in effect:

OTC EQUITY COMPARISON AND FIXED INCOME TRANSACTION SYSTEM – FITS:

SUBMISSION OF TRADE DATA

TRADE DATE NIGHT OF COMPARISON REGULAR WAY INPUT T+1 ADJUSTMENTS T+2 AND OLDER ADJUSTMENTS T+3 AND OLDER ADJUSTMENTS SETTLEMENT DATE

Nov. 5

Nov. 5

  Nov. 6

Nov. 7

N/A

Nov. 10

Nov. 6

Nov. 6

  Nov. 7

Nov. 8

Nov. 11

Nov. 12

Nov. 7

Nov. 7

  Nov. 8

Nov. 11

Nov. 12

Nov. 13

Nov. 10

Nov. 10

  Nov. 11

Nov. 12

Nov. 13

Nov. 14*

Nov. 11

Nov. 11

  Nov. 12

Nov. 13

N/A

Nov. 14*

Nov. 12

Nov. 12

  Nov. 13

Nov. 14

N/A

Nov. 17

*Double Day Settlement

 

BALANCE ORDERS

A double-day settlement will result on November 14, 2003.  Non-CNS trades of November 10, 2003 and November 11, 2003 will be displayed on the Consolidated Trade Summary and netted for settlement on November 14, 2003.

Balance Orders will not be available for distribution on the morning of the Holiday.

NOTE: Municipal Bond Deliver instructions for settlement date November 12, 2003, which would normally settle in PDQ, should be delivered via DTC’s PTS Terminal.

 

CNS

No settlement will occur on November 11, 2003.  The following changes will be made to CNS output schedules:

Consolidated Trade Summary (Including machine-readable output):

 

T AND T+1 TRADES SETTLING ON T+2 AND OLDER TRADES SETTLING ON AVAILABLE ON

Nov. 10

Nov. 7

Nov. 7 Normal

Nov. 11(No Settlement)

---

---

Nov. 12

Nov. 10

Nov. 10 Normal

---

---

Nov. 11 None**

Nov. 13

Nov. 12

Nov. 12 Normal***

Nov. 14

Nov. 13

Nov. 13 Normal

**  A Consolidated Trade Summary will not be available on the morning of the Holiday.

*** Indicates one-day items for trades of November 10, 2003, and November 11, 2003, settling on November 12, 2003.

Projection Report (Including machine-readable output):

Projection for Settlement Date

Available On 

Nov. 10

Nov.  7 Normal

Nov. 11 (No Settlement)

---

Nov. 12

Nov.  10 One Day Early

---

Nov.  11 None****

Nov. 13

Nov.  12 Normal

****A Projection Report will not be available on the morning of the holiday.

Exemption and Priority Input:

 To Control Settlement Of                           Member Should Submit On:

                     Nov. 10                                                       Nov. 7  Normal

                     Nov. 11 (No Settlement)                               ---

                     Nov. 12                                                       Nov. 10 One Day Early

                      ---                                                               Nov. 11  None

                     Nov.  13                                                      Nov. 12 Normal

Accounting Summary (Including machine-readable output):

                       Settlement Date                         Available On

                     Nov.  10                                                 Nov. 10 Normal

                     Nov.  11(No Settlement)                          ---         None

                     Nov.  12                                                 Nov.  12 Normal

DIVIDENDS

Record Dates – Securities with a published record date of November 11, 2003 will be changed to November 10, 2003.  Since no CNS activity will occur on the 11th, closing positions for these two dates will be identical.

Due Bill Redemption Dates – Securities carrying a due bill redemption date November 11, 2003 will be changed to November 10, 2003.  Again, closing positions for the two dates will be the same.

Payable Dates – Dividends payable on November 11, 2003 will be paid on November 12, 2003.

CENTRAL DELIVERY, SETTLEMTENT AND TRANSFER:

NSCC will not provide Delivery, Settlement or Transfer Services on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

INTER-CITY DELIVERIES:

On Monday, November 10, 2003 deliveries will be accepted for settlement Wedneday, November 12, 2003.

No IESS activity will settle on November 11, 2003.

STOCK BORROW PROGRAM:

Stock Borrow availability information will be accepted on Monday, November 10, 2003 for settlement Wednesday, November 12, 2003.  Settlement date on the input should be November 12, 2003.

AUTOMATED CUSTOMER ACCOUNT TRANSFER SERVICE (ACATS)

Settlement

ACATS activity processed on Friday, November 7, 2003, which would normally settle Tuesday, November 11, 2003, will settle on Wednesday, November 12, 2003.

ACATS activity processed on Monday, November 10, 2003, which would normally settle Wednesday, November 12, 2003, will be combined with ACAT activity of Tuesday, November 11, 2003 for settlement Thursday, November 13, 2003.

On Monday, November 10, 2003, (the day prior to the holiday), there will be no Settle-Prep status on the end-of-day ACATS output.  For assets submitted on Friday, November 7, 2003, the accounts will remain in “Review” status and have a Review 2 (Day 2) status on Monday, November 10, 2003, end-of-day ACATS output. 

Accelerations

The ACAT system will REJECT any acceleration transaction on the day PRIOR TO THE HOLIDAY. Participants will receive a reject reason of “missed cycle.”  Acceleration will be accepted on the holiday only for transfers validated (assets submitted) on the holiday.

Transfers with a Bank Contra Party

On a Bank holiday, the ACAT system will reject all transactions where one side is a Bank participant.

Banks and trust companies receiving or delivering assets on the day before a bank holiday (Monday, November 10, 2003) must review the assets on the same day (Friday) to ascertain that the assets are valid and that the bank or trust company wishes to send/receive these assets. The banks or trust companies will not have an opportunity to review the assets on the bank holiday, since the bank and trust companies will be closed and ACATS will change the status to “Settle-Prep” on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

ACATS-FUND/SERV INTERFACE

ACATS-Fund/SERV Interface activity processed on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 will settle on Wednesday, November 12, 2003.

MUTUAL FUND COMMISSION SETTLEMENT

No Mutual Fund Commission Settlement will occur on Tuesday, November 11, 2003. Activity submitted on Monday, November 10, 2003 will settle on Wednesday, November 12, 2003.

FUND/SERV

No settlement of Fund/SERV activity will occur on Tuesday, November 11, 2003. The following changes will be made to Fund/S ERV output schedules.

T+1 SETTLEMENT                         FILE                                SETTLEMENT

TRADE DATE (364 File)                  AVAILABLE ON                  DATE

Nov.10                                                Nov. 12                                  Nov. 12**

Nov.11*                                              Nov. 12                                  Nov. 12 **

Nov. 12                                                Nov. 13                                  Nov. 13

T+3 SETTLEMENT                        FILE                          SETTLEMENT

TRADE DATE (365 File)                  AVAILABLE ON               DATE

Nov. 6                                                 Nov. 11                                  Nov. 12

Nov. 7                                                 Nov. 12                                  Nov. 13

Nov.10***                                           Nov. 13                                 Nov. 14**

Nov.11                                                Nov. 13                                 Nov. 14**

Nov.12                                                Nov. 14                                  Nov. 18

*No 364 Settlement file available on Tuesday, November 11, 2003

* * Double Day Settlement

***No 365 Settlement file available on Monday, November 10, 2003.

NETWORKING

Networking activity will be accepted on Tuesday, November 11, 2003, however, no Networking Dividend Cash Settlement will occur on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

INSURANCE PROCESSING

No IPS Commission, Application/Subsequent Premiums and Licensing and Appointment Settlement will occur on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.  Activity submitted after the cutoff (11:00am for Commissions, 2:00pm for Application/Subsequent Premiums and 1:00pm for Licensing and Appointments) on Monday, November 10, 2003, will settle on Tuesday, November 12th, 2002.   Activity for Positions (PPF, PVF), Annuity Asset Pricing (AAP) and Financial Activity Reporting (FAR) will be accepted and processed on Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to your Relationship Manager at (212) 855-4155 or the undersigned at 212-855-5623.

Florence Santiago
Manager
Enterprise Service Center