Financial Post DataGroup
June 5, 1998
TABLE CODES
Bond Form
 B
 F
 P
bearer
fully registered
principal registered
Company Type
 1
federal government
 2
federal agency
 3
federal crown corporation
 11
provincial government
 12
provincial agency
 13
provincial crown corporation
 21
municipal government
 22
municipal agency
 31
index
 41
mutual fund
 51
other
 61
private corporation
 62
public corporation
Cummulative Period
 E
eight quarters
 N
non-cumulative
 Q
calendar quarter
 S
six quarters
 Y
calendar year
Currency
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
Australian dollar
Bahamian dollar
Belgian franc
British pound
Canadian dollar
Cayman Island dollar
Czech koruna
Danish krone
Dutch guilder
Eurocurrency unit
French franc
German deutschemark
Hong Kong dollar
Irish punt
Italian lira
Japanese yen
Luxembourg franc
(1)







18
19
20
21
22
23
24
DBRS Rating
Preferred
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
Debt
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
New Zealand dollar
Swedish krona
Swiss franc
United States dollar
Norwegian krone
Spanish paseta
Greek drachma
pfd-1
pfd-2
pfd-3
pfd-4
pfd-5
default
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC
CC
C
Debt Swap Type
 B
both interest/currency
 C
cross-currency
 I
interest rate
 U
unknown
Exchange
 A
 C
 M
 N
 O
 Q
 T
 V
 W
 X
 Y
 Z
American Stock Exchange
Alberta Stock Exchange (Calgary)
Montreal Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Canadian Dealing Network
NASDAQ
Toronto Stock Exchange
Vancouver Stock Exchange
Winnipeg Stock Exchange
Canadian composite
Price record only
other Canadian exchanges
other US exchanges
Exchange Status
 L
listed
 D
delisted
 S
suspended
 H
halt
 C
cease trade
CDN only
CDN only
(2)
File Name
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
earnings
feature
history
offering
payment
price
security
Filing Statement
 E
exchange offering prospectus
 F
final prospectus
 G
final short-form prospectus
 P
preliminary prospectus
 Q
preliminary short-form prospectus
 S
statement of material facts
Fractional Share
 C
cash for fractions
 I
fractions issued
 N
fractions canceled
 R
fractions rounded
 P
right to purchase
 S
scrip
 U
unknown
Guarantor Type
 B (1) federally guaranteed
 D (2) provincially guaranteed
 G (6) corporate guaranteed
 I (3) municipally guaranteed
 N (5) non-guaranteed
Incorporation
Country
 ARG
 AUS
 BAR
 BLG
 BEL
 BHS
 BMU
 BRA
 BVI
 BWI
 CAN
 CHE
 CHI
 CK
 COL
 CYM
 DNK
Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bahamas
Bermuda
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
British West Indies
Canada
Switzerland
Chile
Cook Islands
Columbia
Cayman Islands
Denmark
(3)
 DRP
 ENG
 ESP
 EW
 FIN
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 GHA
 HKG
 HUN
 IND
 IDO
 ISR
 ITA
 JPN
 KOR
 LBR
 LUX
 MEX
 NLD
 NOR
 NTH
 NZL
 PAN
 PER
 POR
 ROC
 ROI
 RUS
 SIN
 SWE
 TAI
 THL
 TCI
 UN
 USA
 VEN
 ZAF
Place
 CA?
 US?
 ALT
 ASA
 AUW
 AVC
 BC
 MAN
 NB
 NFL
 NS
 NSW
 NWT
Dominican Republic
England
Spain
England Wales
Finland
France
UK
Germany
Ghana
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Liberia
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Norway
Netherlands
New Zealand
Panama
Peru
Portugal
China
Ireland
Russia
Singapore
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Turks & Caicos
unknown
United States
Venezuela
South Africa
Canada
unspecified
US
unspecified
Alberta
South Australia
Western Australia
Victoria
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
New South Wales
North West Territories
(4)





Market












ONT
PEI
QUE
SAS
YUK
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
A
B
C
E
F
G
K
N
O
S
U
Z
Asia
Australia
Canada
Europe
Africa
global
United Kingdom
North America
other
South America
United States
unknown
Offering Purpose
 A
acquisition/investment
 C
capital expenditure
 D
debt reduction
 E
exploration/development/production
 F
mutual fund fees
 G
general corporate
 M
marketing & sales
 P
prospect evaluation
 R
redeem preferreds
 S
refinancing
 W
working capital
Offering Status
 C
completed
 D
deleted
 P
preliminary
 W
withdrawn
 X
expired
Offering Terms
 B
best efforts
 D
bought deal
 F
firm commitment
 G
guaranteed
 S
shelf
 U
unknown
Other Security
 C
 D
 I
 L
common
debenture
installment receipt
limited partnership unit
(5)





R
S
T
U
W
right
subscription receipt
trust unit
unit
warrant
Overallotment
 G
greenshoe option
 M
minimum/maximum
Payment Basis
 B
bankers’ acceptance
 C
Canada yield price
 D
dividend (common)
 I
inflation-indexed
 L
LIBOR
 P
prime
 S
six-month dividends
 T
t-bill
Payment Choice
 A
currency
 B
security
 G
cash or stock
 I
interest
 N
none
Payment Feature
 A
adjustable rate
 B
bid (auction)
 F
floating rate
 I
investor negotiation
 M
multiple
 N
no set amount
 V
variable rate
 Z
zero coupon
Payment Frequency
 A
annual
 B
bi-monthly
 C
bi-annual
 D
arrears payment
 E
extra payment
 M
monthly
 N
no set frequency
 P
special payment
 Q
quarterly
 S
semi-annual
 T
tertiary
 U
unknown
 blank not applicable
Payment Length
(6)



L
S
U
long
short
unknown
Payment Method
 A
cash
 B
stock
 G
cash and stock
 I
interest
 M
possible interest
 O
other
Payment Option
 A
currency
 B
security
 C
cash
 D
simple
 E
compound
 S
stock
Payment Order
 F
final
 I
initial
 U
unknown
Payment Status
 L
late
 P
preliminary
 U
unknown
Payment Type
 A
 B
 C
 W
 E
 F
 O
cash dividend
stock dividend
rights offering
warrants offering
stock split
omitted dividend
other
Percentage Type
 A
aggregate
 I
issue
 O
outstanding
Process Type
 A
 C
 D
 L
 blank
add
change (update)
delete
load
not applicable
Purchase Frequency
 A
annually
(7)


M
Q
monthly
quarterly
Record Format
 ST
standard
Features
 CC
company conversion
 CS
shareholder conversion
 DB
debt
 EQ
equity
 PM
payment
 PF
purchase fund
 PO
purchase obligation
 RD
redemption
 RT
retraction
 SM
mandatory sinking fund
 SO
optional sinking fund
 XC
exchange
 XT
extension
History
 AD
add a security
 AE
add an exchange
 CC
change cusip
 CE
change exchange
 CF
change features
 CN
change name
 CS
change symbol
 CT
change status
 DE
delist an exchange
 DT
delete a security
 IN
initialize a security
 RI
reinstate an exchange
 SP
split a security
 SU
suspend an exchange
Price
 S1
standard one
 S2
standard two
 MO
momentum
Redeemable Condition
 M
minimum dividend rate
 O
OSFI approval
 R
repayment of debt
 S
stock performance
 T
tax change
Redeemable Date Type
 A
annual
 C
continuous
 D
discrete
 P
payment dates
Redeemable Yield Type
 C
Canada yield price
(8)

U
US treasury yield
Security Disposition
 C
cash
 O
other
 S
stock
Security Status
 A
active
 I
inactive
 P
preliminary
Security Type
Debt
 BD
 CP
 DB
 DI
 DW
 ET
 GB
 LN
 MB
 MN
 MT
 NT
 OD
 RC
 SB
 SD
 SN
 SV
 TB
 UD
Equity
 AD
 CM
 IR
 OE
 PR
 PU
 RT
 RU
 TR
 UN
 UP
 WT
Other
 IN
 PM
 SW
bonds
commercial paper
debentures
debt installment receipt
debt warrant
equipment trust certificates
global bond
loan
mortgage bonds
medium term note
mortgage backed security
notes
other debt
residual coupon
serial debt
subordinated debentures
senior note
savings bonds
treasury bill
unit (debt & warrant)
ADR's — receipt for the shares of a company (ADS' s)
common
installment receipts — partially paid shares
other equity
preferreds
limited partnership units
rights
royalty units
trust unit
units (stock and warrants)
preferred unit
warrants
index
precious metal certificates
warrants (other than stock warrants, i.e. stock index, option)
(9)
Status Reason
Active Status
 A
acquisition offer has been made
 B
company in bankruptcy
 C
call has been scheduled
 D
security is in default
 E
exchange offer for shares of same company
 L
company is liquidating
 N
no special status
 O
other
 P
privately held
 R
in receivership
 U
unknown
 V
company charter revived
Inactive Status
 A
acquired
 B
bankrupt
 C
called in full/redeemed
 E
exchanged for shares of the same co.
 L
liquidated
 O
other
 U
unknown
 V
charter canceled
 W
withdrawn offer
 X
expired
Preliminary Status
 O
offered
TSE 300 Industry
 01**
Metals & Minerals
 02**
Gold & Precious Minerals
 03**
Oil & Gas
 04**
Paper & Forest
 05**
Consumer Products
 06**
Industrial Products
 07**
Real Estate
 08**
Transportation & Environmental
 09**
Pipelines
 10**
Utilities
 11**
Communications & Media
 12**
Merchandising
 13**
Financial Services
 14**
Conglomerates
 99**
Non-classifiable
** indicates last 2 digits of 4 digit code
Underwriter Type
 B
book-runner
 C
co-lead
 L
lead
Voting Privileges
 D
subordinated voting - shares in a company that has another class stock that has greater
(10)



M
N
S



V
U
blank
voting rights
multiple voting - more than one vote per share
non-voting or allowed to vote only in special circumstances (preferreds)
special (restricted) voting - limit on the number or percentage of shares that may be voted by a
person, company or group
one vote per share
unknown
not applicable
Withholding Tax
 A
0%
 B
10%
 C
15%
 D
20%
 E
25%
 F
12.5%
 G
14.4%
 H
18%
 I
35%
 O
other
 U
unknown
 X
indicates a security that has an unusual tax status
 blank not applicable
This field is applicable to securities listed on a Canadian stock exchange only and represents the amount of
tax withheld from Canadian citizens.
NOTES
*
field is available for Canadian listed securities only
Exemption Indicator
Yes - indicates that a TSE listed security is exempt from reporting material changes to the TSE
Maturity Date
the expiry date for rights, warrants, installment receipts and units
the maturity date for debt issues (primary date for extendible and retractable debt)
99999999 indicates a perpetual bond
SIC Code
Standard Industrial Classification code as created by the U.S. Federal Government in 1987.
(11)