PSOP - Submitting Cover Protect Instructions to the Agent

Use the following procedure to submit cover protect instructions directly to the Agent. The information you enter must correspond to that contained on the hardcopy protect instruction, or the Agent may reject it.

1. From the Participant Browser System Home Page, select Corporate Actions Services.

   The Corporate Actions Services Home Page appears.

2. From the Corporate Actions Services Menu in the Instructions and Inquiries section select Rights Subscriptions. If prompted, enter your user ID and password and click Submit.

   The Rights Processing - Main Menu appears.

3. Select "4 - Cover Protects Submitted Directly to Agent" from the Option field.

4. Type a CUSIP number in the Rights CUSIP field.

   Note

   If you do not know the CUSIP number, select 6 in the Option field and click Submit to display the Rights Processing Inquiry Menu. Select 1, Rights Inquiry and click Submit to display the Rights Processing - Offering CUSIP List then select E in the Select field to the left of the desired security.

5. Click Submit.

6. Type or select the applicable information in the following fields:

   • Part (For group Users only)
   • Rts. Qty
   • Step-Up
   • Over Subscription Quantity
   • Contact Name
   • Contact Phone
   • Solicitation Fee
   • The Agreement parenthesis ()
   • Comments
   • Protect Date
   • Protect I.D.
   • Customer I.D.

7. Click Confirm.

   The Rights Processing - Rights Condition Acknowledgement page appears, if applicable.

   Note

   You can click Cancel to delete this entry.

8. Click in the Command field to accept the conditions.

   The Rights Processing - Rights Customer Breakdown page appears for offers that have oversubscriptions.

   You can submit information for up to twelve beneficiaries.

9. Click Submit.