seev.002 — Meeting Cancellation

The official cancellation of a shareholder meeting. When an issuer must reschedule or cancel an AGM/EGM previously convened by seev.001, this message closes the loop with custodians, voting agents, and registered holders.

Purpose and place in the flow

seev.002 cancels a shareholder meeting notice previously formalised by seev.001. Typical reasons:

• Rescheduling due to agenda change, addition of a shareholder resolution, or logistical constraint.
• Pure cancellation — typically after merger or go-private where the AGM no longer makes sense.
• Force majeure — pandemic, sanctions, geopolitical crisis (notably seen in 2020-2022).

Immediate effect: all votes sent via seev.004 (Meeting Instruction) are invalidated. Custodians notify their clients via their proprietary channels and purge meeting events from their systems.

XML structure

• Id — unique cancellation identifier.
• MtgRef — Meeting Reference: identifiers of the cancelled meeting (MtgId, IssrMtgId, MtgDtAndTm, Tp).
• Rsn — Reason: code and explanatory narrative.
• Sctty — Security: ISIN of the concerned security.
• Issr — Issuer (BIC).

Key fields

• MtgRef/MtgId — reference of the cancelled meeting (to match with the original seev.001).
• MtgRef/Tp/Cd — AGM (Annual General Meeting), EGM (Extraordinary), MIX (Mixed), CRH (Court Hearing Meeting).
• Rsn/CxlRsnCd/Cd — OTHR (other), AGND (agenda change), CORP (corporate action), FORC (force majeure).
• Rsn/CxlRsnAddtlInf — mandatory narrative for explanation.

XML example

Apple cancels its 15 March 2026 AGM to reschedule it for 12 April, following the addition of shareholder proposals (SEC rule 14a-8):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Document xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:seev.002.001.07">
  <MtgCxl>
    <Id>MTGCXL-AAPL-2026-001</Id>
    <MtgRef>
      <MtgId>AAPL-AGM-2026</MtgId>
      <IssrMtgId>APPLE-AGM-2026-MARCH</IssrMtgId>
      <MtgDtAndTm>2026-03-15T10:00:00Z</MtgDtAndTm>
      <Tp>
        <Cd>AGM</Cd>
      </Tp>
      <Clssfctn>
        <Cd>SPCM</Cd>
      </Clssfctn>
    </MtgRef>
    <Rsn>
      <CxlRsnCd>
        <Cd>OTHR</Cd>
      </CxlRsnCd>
      <CxlRsnAddtlInf>RESCHEDULED TO 2026-04-12 — REVISED PROXY AGENDA WITH ADDITIONAL ITEMS PER SEC RULE 14A-8</CxlRsnAddtlInf>
    </Rsn>
    <Sctty>
      <FinInstrmId>
        <ISIN>US0378331005</ISIN>
        <Desc>Apple Inc. — Common Stock</Desc>
      </FinInstrmId>
    </Sctty>
    <Issr>
      <Id>
        <AnyBIC>
          <AnyBIC>APPLEUS01</AnyBIC>
        </AnyBIC>
      </Id>
    </Issr>
  </MtgCxl>
</Document>

• MtgRef/MtgId = AAPL-AGM-2026 — reference of the cancelled AGM.
• MtgRef/Tp/Cd = AGM — AGM type.
• Rsn/CxlRsnCd/Cd = OTHR — other (non-standard reason).
• Rsn/CxlRsnAddtlInf — explains the 12 April reschedule.

Common pitfalls

• Inconsistent MtgRef — MtgId must be strictly the same as in the original seev.001. Without matching, the custodian cannot cancel the meeting in its ledger.
• No Rsn — a seev.002 with no reason is rejected by compliance (incomplete audit trail).
• Late cancellation — issuing seev.002 after record date creates legal ambiguities on already-counted votes. Cancellation preferable before record date.
• Cancellation with no new seev.001 — if the meeting is rescheduled and not cancelled, plan emission of a seev.001 with the new date alongside.
• Delayed custodian notification — the custodian must notify clients within a contractual timeframe (typically < 24h after receipt). Beyond, operational risk.

Related messages

• seev.001 — Meeting Notification (the initial convening).
• seev.003 — Meeting Entitlement Notification.
• seev.004 — Meeting Instruction (invalidated votes).
• SWIFT MT: no direct equivalent; the custodian uses MT568 (corporate action cancellation) with narrative.