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{{g}}An action with regard to a security — a merger, rights issue, restructuring or similar whcih obliges a shareholder to make a vote or exercise an election of some kind. Can get tasty in the context of a [[stock lending]] arrangement, if the {{gmslaprov|Borrower}} is [[short]] the security in question on the [[record date]].
{{g}}A [[corporate action]] — in ISDAspeak, a {{eqderivprov|Corporate Event}}, with regard to a [[security]] is an extraordinary event which changes the capital structure of the organisation for example, a [[merger]], takeover, rights issue, stock split, restructuring which obliges a shareholder to make a vote or exercise an election of some kind. To be distinguished from a normal [[annual general meeting]] —part of the peacetime governance of any publicly traded company, which, though giving rise to opportunities to vote, is ''not'' regarded as a [[corporate action]] as such.


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[[Corporate action]]s can get tasty in the context of a [[stock lending]] arrangement, if the {{gmslaprov|Borrower}} is [[short]] the security in question on the [[record date]].
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A corporate action — in ISDAspeak, a Corporate Event, with regard to a security is an extraordinary event which changes the capital structure of the organisation — for example, a merger, takeover, rights issue, stock split, restructuring — which obliges a shareholder to make a vote or exercise an election of some kind. To be distinguished from a normal annual general meeting —part of the peacetime governance of any publicly traded company, which, though giving rise to opportunities to vote, is not regarded as a corporate action as such.

Corporate actions can get tasty in the context of a stock lending arrangement, if the Borrower is short the security in question on the record date.

See also