SEDOL Masterfile User guide - London Stock Exchange

SEDOL Masterfile
- uniquely identifying the world’s reference data
User guide

SEDOL Masterfile ® new user interface
From 24 November 2008 register to use the new SEDOL Masterfile at www.sedol.co.uk

Registration process
Complete the registration process and email
smfnewissues@londonstockexchange.com if
permission to create SEDOL codes is required

Issuer or SEDOL/ISIN search
1. Enter issuer name or SEDOL/ISIN code 2. Select ‘Issuer Name’ or ‘Code’ Search
Click ‘Update Request’
to send a query
regarding an issuer
‘Create Issuer’ and ‘Bulk Upload’
buttons only available with
required permissions
3. Click Start Search
4. Click on issuer row, hover
over ‘View Securities’ and
click ‘Active only’/‘Include
Inactive’ to view securities
PLEASE NOTE!
The back browser is not
supported in this
application
‘Issuer Details’ appear
when issuer is selected
Email smfnewissues@londonstockexchange.com if
permission to create SEDOL codes is required

View securities
Securities filter required where issuer search returns more than 200 securities
Click ‘Search’ to return to search view
Click on security row to view ‘Security Detail’
Click ‘Update Request’ to
send a query regarding a
specific security
Security Detail returns all populated fields for selected SEDOL
Email smfnewissues@londonstockexchange.com
if permission to create SEDOL codes is required

Create issuer/securities
1(b) Click ‘Create Issuer’ if
a new ‘Issuer & security’ is
required
1(a) Click on security to view ‘Security Detail’
2. Click on ‘Create
Security’ or ‘Create OPOL’
to create a new SEDOL
Email smfnewissues@londonstockexchange.com if
permission to create SEDOL codes is required

SEDOL creation
4. Click ‘Create Security’ to
complete SEDOL creation
1. Select ‘Security Group’ and ‘Security Type’ to
determine mandatory fields for SEDOL creation
2. Complete all mandatory fields
which are highlighted in bold
3. Click ‘Create’ to auto-generate
the ‘Long Description’ field
Email smfnewissues@londonstockexchange.com if
permission to create SEDOL codes is required

Successful SEDOL creation
Click ‘Search’ to return to the search view
Upon successful SEDOL creation ‘SEDOL’ code
and ‘Security Detail’ will be returned

Request update
Requestor and security details will be auto-populated
3. Click ‘Submit’ to send
‘Request Update’, email
confirmation will be sent to
confirm receipt of your query
1. Enter the effective date
2. Enter query details,
maximum 500 characters
The requestor’s email address will be used to respond to
update request confirming what action has been taken