External Data File Layout Notes and Guidelines English...code (e.g. ON not Ontario). POSTCODE –...
Transcript of External Data File Layout Notes and Guidelines English...code (e.g. ON not Ontario). POSTCODE –...
NAME FIELDS – NAME, NAME 2 and NAME 3: provide allowance for multi-line registrations (i.e. Joint Tenants, Nominee Registrations, etc). First column NAME1 must contain FULL NAME (first and last names) or REGISTRATION of the individual holder. Non-individual accounts with “and” in the registration need to be separated by “+” and be contained in unique fields. Each name column must not exceed 35 characters in width, with no commas or periods.
REGISTERED ADDRESS – ADDRESS 1 to ADDRESS 5: provide allowance for a 5 line address. Each address column must not exceed 35 characters in width, with no commas or periods. Province or State must be provided using the standard 2 character code (e.g. ON not Ontario).
POSTCODE – Must use the Canadian postal code format (A9A 9A9 – 6 characters with a space) or US zip code format (99999 or 99999-9999).
DOMICILE – Must use the 3 character ISO naming convention (as provided below).
EMPLOYEE ID – Employee ID number or Holder ID number (if required).
LANGUAGE – Must use the 2 character language code – EN for English, FR for French.
SIN/TIN – Use to provide Canadian Social Insurance Number, Tax Identification Number or US Social Security Number (generally not required unless Computershare is matching these with registered accounts for your mailing).
SHARES – Whole shares (generally fractions are not taken into consideration for purposes of voting). If fractions are included, maximum 6 decimal places can be included. Do not include accounts with NIL holdings.
EMAIL – Where e-delivery is required, provide a valid email address. Email address must contain only one “@” symbol, with at least one period and must not contain any blank spaces.
COUNTRY CODES ABW ARUBA LCA SAINT LUCIA
AFG AFGHANISTAN LIE LIECHTENSTEIN
AGO ANGOLA LKA SRI LANKA
AIA ANGUILLA LSO LESOTHO
ALB ALBANIA LTU LITHUANIA
AND ANDORRA LUX LUXEMBOURG
ANT NETHERLANDS ANTILLES LVA LATVIA
ARE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ARG ARGENTINA MAC MACAU (AO-MEN)
ARM ARMENIA MAR MOROCCO
ASM AMERICAN SAMOA MCO MONACO
ATA ANTARCTICA MDA REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
ATF FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES MDG MADAGASCAR
ATG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MDV MALDIVES
AUS AUSTRALIA MEX MEXICO
AUT AUSTRIA MHL MARSHALL ISLANDS
AZE AZERBAIJAN MKD MACEDONIA (FORMER YUGOSLAV REP)
MLI MALI
BDI BURUNDI MLT MALTA
EXTERNAL HOLDERS DATA FILE LAYOUTNOTES AND GUIDELINES
BEL BELGIUM MMR MYANMAR
BEN BENIN MNG MONGOLIA
BFA BURKINA FASO MNP NORTHERNMARIANA ISLANDS
BGD BANGLADESH MOZ MOZAMBIQUE
BGR BULGARIA MRT MAURITANIA
BHR BAHRAIN MSR MONTSERRAT
BHS BAHAMAS MTQ MARTINIQUE
BIH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MUS MAURITIUS
BLR BELARUS MWI MALAWI
BLZ BELIZE MYS MALAYSIA
BMU BERMUDA MYT MAYOTTE
BOL BOLIVIA
BRA BRAZIL NAM NAMIBIA
BRB BARBADOS NCL NEW CALEDONIA
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NER NIGER
BTN BHUTAN NFK NORFOLK ISLAND
BVT BOUVET ISLAND NGA NIGERIA
BWA BOTSWANA NIC NICARAGUA
NIU NIUE
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC NLD NETHERLANDS
CAN CANADA NOR NORWAY
CCK COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS NPL NEPAL
CHE SWITZERLAND NRU NAURU
CHL CHILE NZL NEW ZEALAND
CHN CHINA
CIV COTE D’IVOIRE OMN OMAN
CMR CAMEROON
COD DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PAK PAKISTAN
COG CONGO PAN PANAMA
COK COOK ISLANDS PCN PITCAIRN
COL COLOMBIA PER PERU
COM COMOROS PHL PHILIPPINES
CPV CAPE VERDE PLW PALAU
CRI COSTA RICA PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA
CUB CUBA POL POLAND
CXR CHRISTMAS ISLAND PRI PUERTO RICO
CYM CAYMAN ISLANDS PRK KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REP
CYP CYPRUS PRT PORTUGAL
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC PRY PARAGUAY
PSE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
DEU GERMANY PYF FRENCH POLYNESIA
DJI DJIBOUTI
DMA DOMINICA QAT QATAR
DNK DENMARK
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REU REUNION
DZA ALGERIA ROM ROMANIA
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION
ECU ECUADOR RWA RWANDA
EGY EGYPT
ERI ERITREA SAU SAUDI ARABIA
ESH WESTERN SAHARA SDN SUDAN
ESP SPAIN SEN SENEGAL
EST ESTONIA SGP SINGAPORE
ETH ETHIOPIA SGS SOUTHGEORGIA & STH SANDWICH ISL
SHN SAINT HELENA
FIN FINLAND SJM SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS
FJI FIJI SLB SOLOMON ISLANDS
FLK FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) SLE SIERRA LEONE
FRA FRANCE SLV EL SALVADOR
FRO FAEROE ISLANDS SMR SAN MARINO
FSM MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES SOM SOMALIA
SPM SAINT PIERRE ANDMIQUELON
GAB GABON STP SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
GBR UNITED KINGDOM SUR SURINAME
GEO GEORGIA SVK SLOVAKIA
GHA GHANA SVN SLOVENIA
GIB GIBRALTAR SWE SWEDEN
GIN GUINEA SWZ SWAZILAND
GLP GUADELOUPE SYC SEYCHELLES
GMB GAMBIA SYR SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
GNB GUINEA-BISSAU
GNQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA TCA TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
GRC GREECE TCD CHAD
GRD GRENADA TGO TOGO
GRL GREENLAND THA THAILAND
GTM GUATEMALA TJK TAJIKISTAN
GUF FRENCH GUIANA TKL TOKELAU
GUM GUAM TKM TURKMENISTAN
GUY GUYANA TMP EAST TIMOR
TON TONGA
HKG HONG KONG TTO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
HMD HEARD ANDMCDONALD ISLANDS TUN TUNISIA
HND HONDURAS TUR TURKEY
HRV CROATIA TUV TUVALU
HTI HAITI TWN TAIWAN
HUN HUNGARY TZA UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
IDN INDONESIA UGA UGANDA
IND INDIA UKR UKRAINE
IOT BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY UMI UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING
IRL IRELAND UNC UNCODE ENTRY
IRN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) URY URUGUAY
IRQ IRAQ USA UNITED STATES
ISL ICELAND UZB UZBEKISTAN
ISR ISRAEL
ITA ITALY VAT HOLY SEE
VCT SAINT VINCENT & THEGRENADINES
JAM JAMAICA VEN VENEZUELA
JOR JORDAN VGB BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
JPN JAPAN VIR UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
VNM VIET NAM
KAZ KAZAKHSTAN VUT VANUATU
KEN KENYA
KGZ KYRGYZSTAN WLF WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS
KHM CAMBODIA WSM SAMOA
KIR KIRIBATI
KNA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS YEM YEMEN
KOR REPUBLIC OF KOREA YUG YUGOSLAVIA
KWT KUWAIT
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA
LAO LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUB ZAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
LBN LEBANON ZMB ZAMBIA
LBR LIBERIA ZWE ZIMBABWE
LBY LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA