APL Reorganizations & Corp Acts (Contents, Download)

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: About This Manual
  • 1.1 What is APL?
  • 1.2 What are reorganizations and corporate actions?
  • 1.3 The APL reorganization functions facilitate the processing of:
  • 1.4 These functions automate processing transactions such as:
    • Processing transactions automatically
    • Processing transactions
    • User-processed Transactions

• Chapter 2: Data Sources and Reports
  • 2.1 Reorganization Information Center (RIC)
  • 2.2 Data sources
  • 2.3 Frequently run reports
    • LOOKUPREORG
    • LOOKUPSPLIT
    • REORGXXX.PRT
    • AUTOCP.PRT

• Chapter 3: Corporate Actions
  • 3.1 Processing non-taxable distributions involving one new security with POSTDIST
  • 3.2 Posting a TRADESNEW batch as part of a corporate action function
  • 3.3 Processing non-taxable distributions involving up to 10 new securities with POSTDISTMULT
  • 3.4 Manually exchanging one security for another with POSTSECCONV
  • 3.5 Automatically exchanging one security for another with POSTSECCONVINPUT
  • 3.6 Manually exchanging one security for two or more securities with POSTSECMULT
  • 3.9 Processing non-taxable distributions involving one new security with POSTDIST
  • 3.10 Processing non-taxable distributions involving up to 10 new securities with POSTDISTMULT
  • 3.11 Manually exchanging one security for another with POSTSECCONV
  • 3.12 Processing lottery or class conversions when a percentage of holdings are being converted with
    • POSTSECLOT
  • 3.13 Processing cash tenders with POSTTENDER
  • 3.14 Viewing corporate actions using EDPORT
    • How POSTDIST and POSTDISTMULT affect EDPORT
  • 3.7 Processing lottery or class conversions when a percentage of holdings are being converted with POSTSECLOT
  • 3.8 Processing cash tenders with POSTTENDER
    • Viewing corporate actions using EDPORT
    • How POSTDIST and POSTDISTMULT affect EDPORT
    • How POSTSECCONV, POSTSECMULT, and POSTSECLOT affect EDPORT
    • How POSTTENDER affects EDPORT

• Chapter 4: Capital Adjustments
  • 4.1 Types of capital adjustments
  • 4.2 Understanding capital adjustment data in the Security Master
    • Blocking stock split and dividend updates on an individual security basis using PFLAGS
    • Manually updating the DIV, REC, and PAY fields with stock split and dividend information with EDDPR
  • 4.3 Processing stock splits and stock dividends with STOCKSPLIT
  • 4.4 Stock split ratio table

• Chapter 5: Cash Adjustments
  • 5.1 Cash adjustment data in the Security Master
    • PFLAGS
    • EDDPR
  • 5.2 Posting cash dividends for a selected range of accounts using POSTDIVS
  • 5.3 Posting cash dividends or payments for a range of accounts with POSTDIVSEL
  • 5.4 Posting a return of capital with POSTROC
  • 5.5 Posting a return of capital with POSTROCAUTO
  • 5.6 Posting capital gains and reinvesting them automatically with POSTCAPGAIN
  • 5.7 Viewing returns of capital and capital gains in EDPORT
    • EDPORT, Level 1
  • 5.8 Posting the reinvestment of dividends with DVRAUTO

• Chapter 6: Additional Functionality
  • 6.1 Posting foreign dividends to the General Ledger with FOREIGNDIV
  • 6.2 Removing General Ledger entries
  • Removing entries by SACUS and date with FIXGL
  • Removing entries based on description with FIXGLDES
  • 6.3 Posting return of principle distributions with POSTROP
  • 6.4 Posting conversions by percent with POSTSECPERCENT
  • Removing entries based on description with FIXGLDES
  • 6.5 Posting return of principle distributions with POSTROP
  • 6.6 Posting conversions by percent with POSTSECPERCENT

Note: The Reorganization Information Center (RIC) is an on-line capital changes Web site that provides details on reorganizations. It is designed so that clients can verify information for owned securities.

• Chapter 7: Reorganization Information Center
  • 7.1 Initial screen fields and subsequent screens
  • 7.2 Conversion Screen
  • 7.3 CUSIP # Change Screen
  • 7.4 Distribution Screen
  • 7.5 Exchange Screen
  • 7.6 Information Screen
  • 7.7 Merger Screen
  • 7.8 Merger Election Screen
  • 7.9 Name Change Screen
  • 7.10 New Offer Screen
  • 7.11 Odd Lot Tender Screen
  • 7.12 Offer To Buy Screen
  • 7.13 Recapitalize Screen
  • 7.14 Reclassified Screen
  • 7.15 Redemption-full Screen
  • 7.16 Redemption-partial Screen
  • 7.17 Reverse Stock Split Screen
  • 7.18 Rights Plan Adoption Screen
  • 7.19 Rights Plan Execution Screen
  • 7.20 Spin-off Screen
  • 7.21 Stock Dividend Screen
  • 7.22 Stock Split Screen
  • 7.23 Tender Offer Screen
  • 7.24 Ticker Lookup Screen
  • 7.25 Client Reorg Request Screen
  • 7.26 Distribution Screen
  • 7.27 Exchange Screen
  • 7.28 Information Screen
  • 7.29 Merger Screen
  • 7.30 Merger Election Screen
  • 7.31 Name Change Screen
  • 7.32 New Offer Screen
  • 7.33 Odd Lot Tender Screen
  • 7.34 Offer To Buy Screen
  • 7.35 Recapitalize Screen
  • 7.36 Reclassified Screen
  • 7.37 Redemption-full Screen
  • 7.38 Redemption-partial Screen
  • 7.39 Reverse Stock Split Screen
  • 7.40 Rights Plan Adoption Screen
  • 7.41 Rights Plan Execution Screen
  • 7.42 Spin-off Screen
  • 7.43 Stock Dividend Screen
  • 7.44 Stock Split Screen
  • 7.45 Tender Offer Screen
  • 7.46 Ticker Lookup Screen
  • 7.47 Client Reorg Request Screen