Ever wondered what those NL, RE, CC and XR codes mean next to the stocks on your portfolio watchlist? Check out our comprehensive list of ASX status codes in the following table.
Codes used in ASX trading |
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| Code | Description |
| CB | cum bonus issue A company has declared that existing shareholders will receive a bonus in the form of additional securities. Purchasing securities cum bonus means the buyer is entitled to the additional securities. Trading cum bonus continues until the ex bonus date. |
| CC | cum capital return A company has declared an amount of capital will be returned to shareholders on a per-security basis. |
| CD | cum dividend A company has declared an amount per security which will be provided to shareholders in the form of a dividend. Securities trading 'cum dividend' carry an entitlement to the next dividend payable by the Issuer. |
| CE | cum entitlement A company has declared an entitlement issue. In most instances these issues are non-renounceable. |
| CI | cum interest Applies to interest rate securities only. Securities trading 'cum interest' carry an entitlement to the next interest payment. |
| CL | call due This status indicates that a call is due on the security. |
| CP | call paid Displayed on the day that a call is due and payable. Generally when a security commences trading on a call paid basis, a new trading code is established. |
| CQ | cum equal access scheme Applies to equal access buybacks. An equal access buyback or scheme is an off-market buyback. |
| CR | cum rights issue Applies to renounceable rights issues. The purchaser of securities 'cum rights' is entitled to receive and trade the rights securities. Securities are traded cum rights until the ex-rights (XR) date. |
| CT | conditional trading The security is trading on a conditional basis. If the conditions are not fulfilled by the close of the conditional trading period, shares will not be issued or transferred and conditional trades which have occurred since the commencement of the conditional trading period will be cancelled. |
| CZ | cum priority Existing shareholders of a listed company will receive priority when applying for shares in a company seeking quotation of its securities. |
| IN | interest only Used for wholesale interest rate and government loan instruments to indicate that order entry is via the Bulletin Board as an interest only order. |
| NL | late notice received If a company announcement is disseminated after 4:00 pm, NL appears on the instrument the following trading day and displays for a maximum of one day. If a new company announcement is received on the following trading day, the NL is replaced by NR. |
| NR | notice received Indicates a company announcement message has been released during the current trading day. |
| NS | under takeover bid. no short selling or specials allowed Indicates a security is under a takeover bid. The code will remain for the duration of the bid period. |
| NX | new - ex interest Applies to interest rate market securities and indicates that the purchaser of the securities via the prospectus has the right to the first interest payment even if they subsequently sell the securities prior to the ex-interest date. |
| PA | protection available Protection available may be applied to company options when the underlying security goes ex entitlement, ex bonus, ex rights or ex priority. It indicates that the investor is guaranteed to participate in an entitlement it they exercise their option on that day. |
| PU | protection unavailable PU is displayed for a security when the underlying security commences trading on an ex basis of quotation and remains until the close of business on the applications closing date. Protection unavailable is a warning to option holders that if they exercise their option during the underlying security's ex period, they will not receive the entitlement associated with the underlying security. |
| RA | receiver appointed Applies to companies that have filed for bankruptcy. |
| RC | rollover complete Alerts users that the reset date for a rolling instalment warrant has occurred. A rolling instalment warrant is a long-dated instalment warrant which allows the exercise price to be reset by the issuer each year. The date the exercise price is reset is referred to as the reset date. The code RC (rollover complete) will be applied on the ex reset (ex-reconstruction) date. |
| RD | currently under reconstruction Alerts users that this instrument is currently under reconstruction. When the status note is displayed it is highlighted in red. |
| RE | reconstructed The reconstruction flag 'RE' is applied from the day the security commences trading on a reconstructed basis and remains for 12 months. A reconstruction may be a consolidation (reduction in the number of shares on issue) or a split (increase in the number of shares on issue). |
| RP | rollover pending Alerts users that the reset date for a rolling instalment warrant is approaching. A rolling instalment warrant allows the exercise price to be reset by the issuer each year. The date the exercise price is reset is referred to as the reset date. RP (rollover pending) will be applied to a security to indicate that the reset date is approaching. This status note will be applied to the security from the announcement date (date issuer announces the amended terms of the warrant), which is approximately four weeks prior to the reset date. |
| S1 | 1 tenth of a price step Indicates an instrument that trades at 1 tenth of a price step for all price levels. |
| SH | short sell allowed Indicates an approved security for short selling. |
| TH | trading halt Indicates an instrument is in a trading halt. Remains until close of business on following day (unless lifted beforehand). |
| UA | under adjustment Indicates that the equity derivative series is associated with an underlying security of an issuer that has declared a change to its ordinary share capital structure which is effective prior to the recommencement of trading in those securities on that day. |
| XB | XB displays for a security from the morning of the ex bonus date (generally four business days before the record date) and remains until the close of trading on the bonus issue date. Securities displaying XB do not carry the right to receive the bonus issue. |
| XC | ex return of capital XC first displays for a security from the morning of the ex capital return date (generally four business days before the record date) and remains until the close of trading on the payment date. Securities displaying XC do not carry the entitlement to the return of capital payment. |
| XD | ex dividend XD first displays for a security from the morning of the ex dividend date (generally four business days before the record date) and remains until the close of trading on the date payable. Securities displaying XD do not carry the entitlement to the dividend payment. |
| XE | ex entitlement XE first displays for a security from the morning of the ex entitlement date (generally four business days before the record date) and remains until the application's closing date. Securities displaying XE do not carry the right to participate in the entitlement issue. |
| XI | ex interest XI first displays for a security from the morning of the ex interest date (generally four business days before the record date) and remains until the payment date. Securities displaying XI do not carry the entitlement to the current interest payment. |
| XQ | ex equal access scheme XQ first displays for a security from the morning of the ex equal access buyback date (generally four business days before the record date) and remains until the offer is closed. Securities displaying XQ do not carry the right to participate in the current buyback. |
| XR | ex rights issue XR first displays for a security from the morning of the ex rights date (generally four business days before the record date) until the application's closing date. Securities displaying XR do not entitle the holder to receive securities in the rights issue. |
| XZ | ex priority XZ first displays for a security from the morning of the ex priority date (generally four business days before the record date) until the applicable closing date. Securities displaying XZ do not entitle the holder to any priority to subscribe to a new issue or float. |
Source: ASX |
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