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Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (HVN) $0.06 Special Dividend – Adjustment Implication for ETOs

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Notice reference number: 0640.20.06
Date published: 19/06/20
Effective as of: 22/06/20
Last updated: 19/06/20

This Notice is being issued to provide Participants with further information on the adjustment implication for HVN ETOs.

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited $0.06 Special Dividend – Adjustment implications for ETOs

ASX Notice No. 0596.20.06 dated 11 June 2020 described the adjustment method that applied to ETOs over Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX Code: HVN) relating to the $0.06 special dividend with ex-dividend date of 22 June 2020.

Effective Date

The effective date of the adjustment is Monday, 22 June 2020, when the underlying security commences trading on an ex-dividend basis.

ASX determined that the last cum-dividend VWAP based on trading on ASX markets on Friday, 19 June 2020 was $3.5089

Standard Method of Adjustment

For an old contract size of 100 shares, the new contract size is unadjusted, using TMC threshold truncation.

Theoretical New Contract Size = Old Contract Size + (total special dividend paid per Old Contract Size)/(S – OD – SD)

Theoretical New Contract Size = 100 + ($0.06*100)/($VWAP-$0.06)

=101.7397 truncated to 100 where the difference of 1.7397 will be cash adjusted based on the below formula.

Strike Factor = Old Contract Size/Theoretical New Contract Size

Strike Factor = 100/101.7397

                                                       = 0.982900

 

For an old contract size of 102 shares, the new contract size will be adjusted to 103 shares, using TMC threshold truncation.

Theoretical New Contract Size = Old Contract Size + (total special dividend paid per Old Contract Size)/(S – OD – SD)

Theoretical New Contract Size = 102 + ($0.06*102)/($VWAP-$0.06)

=103.7745 truncated to 103 where the difference of 0.7745 will be cash adjusted based on the below formula.

Strike Factor = Old Contract Size/Theoretical New Contract Size

Strike Factor = 102/103.7745

                                                       = 0.982900

Cash Equalisation Adjustment Payments for Contract Size Roundings

The cash adjustment is calculated by taking the difference between the contract value of the option before and after the adjustment.  Variants to the formula apply for rights style adjustments and when the adjustment occurs on the day of the option’s expiry.

Cash adjustment = (BOP * BUV) – (AOP * AUV)

Where

BUV =Before (adjustment) Unit Value = BP * BU rounded to nearest cent

AUV =After (adjustment) Unit Value = AP * AU rounded to nearest cent

BU = units per lot (multiplier) before the adjustment (old traded entity)

AU = units per lot (multiplier) after the adjustment (old traded entity)

BP = for rights style, =SP/Adjustment Factor, for non-rights style=SP.

AP = for rights style, =SP, for non-rights style=SP * Adjustment Factor.

SP = settlement price of the option if not the options expiry day, otherwise the intrinsic price (underlying price-strike price for calls, strike-underlying price for puts) if on expiry date.  Refer Notes 1 and 2 below

BOP =pre-adjusted open position Refer Notes 1 and 3 below

AOP =post-adjusted open position Refer Notes 1 and 3 below

Note:

1.     Cash adjustments on expiry will apply to exercised positions only.

2.     The intrinsic price used for exercised positions on expiry is based on the adjusted strike price for rights style adjustments and the pre-adjusted strike price for non-rights style adjustments.  Set negative intrinsic prices to zero i.e. if an out of the money is exercised, the intrinsic price and hence cash adjustment is zero.

3.     Pre and post adjusted positions will be the same unless there is a position adjustment factor applied to the open position associated with the adjustment.  For rights style use the start of day position (i.e. exclude any UA trading activity), for non-rights style use the (end-of-day) position prior to the adjustment.

4.     Cash adjustments will also apply to LEPO positions.

5.        For short positions, the result of the cash adjustment formula should have its sign reversed (multiply by -1). For non-LEPO positions the truncation approach ensures that the seller (writer) is always debited and the buyer (taker) is credited.  Because the LEPO strike is usually returned to 1c after the adjustment, the holder of a short LEPO position may be credited and long position may be debited.

 

Refer to table below for adjusted strike and contract size

OLD SIZE

NEW SIZE

OLD STRIKE (CENTS)

NEW STRIKE (CENTS)

Exercise

100

100

1

1

E

100

100

180

177

A

100

100

190

187

A

100

100

195

192

A

100

100

200

197

A

100

100

210

206

A

100

100

220

216

A

100

100

230

226

A

100

100

240

236

A

100

100

250

246

A

100

100

260

256

A

100

100

270

265

A

100

100

280

275

A

100

100

290

285

A

100

100

300

295

A

100

100

310

305

A

100

100

320

315

A

100

100

330

324

A

100

100

340

334

A

100

100

350

344

A

100

100

360

354

A

100

100

370

364

A

100

100

380

374

A

100

100

381

375

E

100

100

390

383

A

100

100

400

393

A

100

100

410

403

A

100

100

420

413

A

100

100

430

423

A

100

100

440

432

A

100

100

441

433

E

100

100

450

442

A

100

100

460

452

A

100

100

470

462

A

100

100

480

472

A

100

100

490

482

A

100

100

500

491

A

100

100

525

516

A

100

100

550

541

A

100

100

575

565

A

100

100

600

590

A

100

100

625

614

A

100

100

650

639

A

102

103

1

1

E

102

103

185

182

A

102

103

190

187

A

102

103

195

192

A

102

103

205

201

A

102

103

215

211

A

102

103

224

220

A

102

103

234

230

A

102

103

244

240

A

102

103

254

250

A

102

103

263

259

A

102

103

273

268

A

102

103

283

278

A

102

103

293

288

A

102

103

303

298

A

102

103

312

307

A

102

103

313

308

E

102

103

322

316

A

102

103

323

317

E

102

103

332

326

A

102

103

333

327

E

102

103

342

336

A

102

103

343

337

E

102

103

351

345

A

102

103

352

346

E

102

103

361

355

A

102

103

362

356

E

102

103

371

365

A

102

103

372

366

E

102

103

381

374

A

102

103

382

375

E

102

103

390

383

A

102

103

400

393

A

102

103

410

403

A

102

103

420

413

A

102

103

429

422

A

102

103

439

431

A

102

103

440

432

E

102

103

449

441

A

102

103

450

442

E

102

103

459

451

A

102

103

460

452

E

102

103

468

460

A

102

103

469

461

E

102

103

478

470

A

102

103

488

480

A

102

103

489

481

E

102

103

512

503

A

102

103

513

504

E

102

103

537

528

A

102

103

561

551

A

102

103

586

576

A

102

103

610

600

A

102

103

634

623

A

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Issued by

Brendan Laird, Senior Manager, Settlement Operations

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Cheng Zhang
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