Monday, June 27, 2016

Data Technical News #2016 - 22
Government Properties Income Trust to Begin Listing and Trading on Nasdaq on Friday, July 1, 2016

Markets Impacted:

Products Impacted:

  • All Nasdaq and UTP Data Feeds

Contact Information:

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What you need to know:

On Friday, July 1, 2016, Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) common stock and note will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) and begin trading.

Government Properties Income Trust common stock will be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "GOV". The following note will be also be listed on Nasdaq:

  • Government Income Trust 5.875% Senior Notes due 2046 (Nasdaq Symbol: GOVNI)

The company will continue to be traded on NYSE through Thursday, June 30, 2016.


What is changing?

On Friday, July 1, 2016, Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol "GOV" for the Common Stock. The company will continue to be traded on NYSE through Thursday, June 30, 2016.

Government Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns properties leased primarily to the U.S. Government and state governments located throughout the United States. GOV is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

What are the issue details for the new Nasdaq listing?

The issue mapping for Government Properties Income Trust is as follows:

Issue Name CUSIP NYSE Ticker through June 30, 2016 Nasdaq Ticker as of July 1, 2016 Nasdaq Market Category Round Lot Size
Government Properties Income Trust (common) 38376A103 GOV
GOV Nasdaq Global Select Market 100 shares
Government Income Trust 5.875% Senior Notes due 2046 38376A202 GOVN
GOVNI 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 Government Properties Income Trust on Friday, July 1, 2016. Nasdaq requests that market data redistributors retain historical data for GOV.

When the issue moves from NYSE to Nasdaq, firms will see a change in the consolidated data source for Government Properties Income Trust. 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 Government Properties Income Trust on UQDF and UTDF beginning in the pre-market trading hours on Friday, July 1, 2016.

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 Government Properties Income Trust, beginning on Friday, July 1, 2016.

Contact Information

If you have questions about Government Properties Income Trust, please contact:

  • Andrew Hall, Managing Director, Nasdaq, at + 1 212 401 8972
  • Tim Bonang, Senior Vice President, Government Properties Income Trust at + 1 617 796 8149

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