Friday, June 15, 2012

Data Technical News #2012 - 18
Kraft Foods Inc. to Begin Listing on NASDAQ on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Markets Impacted:

Products Impacted:

  • All NASDAQ and UTP Data Feeds

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

  • On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) will begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market®.
  • Kraft Foods Inc. stock will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KFT".
  • The company will continue to be traded on NYSE through Monday, June 25, 2012.

What is changing?

On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) will begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Kraft Foods Inc. stock will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KFT". The company will continue to be traded on NYSE through Monday, June 25, 2012.

Learn more at www.kraftfoodscompany.com.

What are the issue details for the new NASDAQ listing?

The issue mapping for Kraft Foods Inc. is as follows:

Issue Name CUSIP NYSE / CQS Ticker through June 25, 2012 NASDAQ Ticker as of June 26, 2012 NASDAQ Market Category Round Lot Size
Kraft Foods Inc. 50075N104 KFT KFT NASDAQ Global Select Market 100 shares

What database changes do NASDAQ market data redistributors need to make to accommodate the new listing?

NASDAQ® asks that all market data redistributors update their database to reflect the new listing market for Kraft Foods Inc. on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. NASDAQ requests that market data redistributors retain historical data from NYSE for KFT.

When the issue moves from NYSE to NASDAQ, firms will see a change in the consolidated data source for Kraft Foods Inc. Please note that the consolidated market data for all NASDAQ-listed issues is disseminated via the UTP Quotation Data FeedSM (UQDFSM) and UTP Trade Data FeedSM (UTDFSM). Firms will begin to see quotation and trade data for Kraft Foods Inc. on UQDF and UTDF beginning in the pre-market trading hours on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

For firms that report end usage numbers by the query, NASDAQ reminds them that the Level 1, NASDAQ Basic and NASDAQ Last Sale (NLS) counts should include quote and trade queries for Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) beginning on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

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