Service Announcement
001/25052016 /
Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement

The purpose of this Service Announcement is to inform customers that iShares have announced conversion dates for parent funds iShares II plc, iShares III plc, iShares V plc and iShares VI plc, to the ICSD model on the dates set out below. Settlement of all sub-funds will move to the segments of Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement. Please note that the conversions for each parent fund will be happening on different dates, with the exception of iShares V plc and iShares VI plc, which will both occur on the same date.

This announcement also serves as a reminder to customers requiring access to Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement and do not have their Trader groups set up for this serviceto ensure that this is done before the effective dates of the scheme. Please contact to assist with this process. Membership will provide a part populated static data form to be completed. Please ensure all relevant Trader Groups are included in the static data form.

London Stock Exchange has two trading services for ETFs, SETS which facilitates trading in Euroclear UK & Ireland (CREST) settled ETFs and Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement which facilitates trading in Euroclear Bank settled ETFs.

Service and technical description can be accessed here: Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement

Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement – Segments

Upon migration, the below segment codes will now hold the ICSD ETFs to allow for settlement via Euroclear Bank:

Trading Service / Segment Code /
ETFS - Euroclear Bank settlement / EUET
ETFS - Euroclear Bank settlement / EUE2

iShares II plc

·  33 iShares II plc sub-funds will convert to the ICSD model.

iShares II plc Key Dates / Timing
First Trading Date / Monday, 6 June 2016
First Settlement Date / 00.00 on Wednesday, 8 June 2016 (Dublin time)

iShares III plc

·  30 iShares III plc sub-funds will convert to the ICSD model.

iShares II plc Key Dates / Timing
First Trading Date / Thursday, 16 June 2016
First Settlement Date / 00.00 on Monday, 20 June 2016 (Dublin time)

iShares V plc

·  23 iShares V plc sub-funds will convert to the ICSD model.

iShares II plc Key Dates / Timing
First Trading Date / Thursday, 30 June 2016
First Settlement Date / 00.00 on Monday, 4 July 2016 (Dublin time)

iShares VI plc

·  14 iShares VI plc sub-funds will convert to the ICSD model.

iShares II plc Key Dates / Timing
First Trading Date / Thursday, 30 June 2016
First Settlement Date / 00.00 on Monday, 4 July 2016 (Dublin time)

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Service Announcement
001/25052016 /
Trading Service for ETFs - Euroclear Bank Settlement

Relates to

Exchange(s)

—  London Stock Exchange

Environment(s)

—  Production

Type

—  Membership Update

Product(s)

—  Millennium Exchange

—  ETFs

Additional Information

If you have any queries about this announcement please e-mail:
If you have any technical queries please contact your Technical Account Manager on 020 7797 3939 or .

An archive of previously issued service announcements is available in the technical library section of London Stock Exchange's Internet site http://www.londonstockexchange.com/techlib

Customers are reminded that London Stock Exchange may broadcast test data from its Production environment at the weekends which should be discarded and not processed.

Customers are reminded that London Stock Exchange may extend or re-enter the Post Close session for instruments or segments in order to perform necessary end of day activities.

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