Future version: Effective from 15 Jul 2026
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Term | Meaning |
| A | |
| Account Holder | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Act | [deleted] |
| Appeals Committee | means the committee appointed by the SGX RegCo Board to exercise the powers set out in Rule 12A.6. |
| B | |
| business day | means a day on which the Depository is open for business. |
| Board | means the board of directors of CDP. |
| C | |
| CDP or Depository | means The Central Depository (Pte) Limited and, where the context requires, shall include its nominees. |
| CDP Clearing Rules | means the CDP Clearing Rules applying to all dealings in securities which are cleared through CDP, as the same may be varied, amended or supplemented from time to time. |
| CDP Rules | means the rules as set out herein, including, save where expressly indicated otherwise, Directives and Circulars, as the same may be varied, amended or supplemented from time to time. |
| Central Depository System | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Circulars | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1.2.2. |
| Clearing Member | means an entity approved as a Clearing Member of CDP. |
| D | |
| Deposited Securities | means the securities deposited with the Depository by a Depositor. |
| Depositor | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Depository Agent | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Depository Agent Agreement | means the agreement entered into between the Depository and an applicant whose application to become a Depository Agent has been approved by the Depository, as the same may be varied, amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the application form submitted by the applicant to become a Depository Agent. |
| Depository Agent Terms | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1.4.1. |
| Depository Examiner | means the person appointed as such under Rule 12A.1.5. |
| Depository Inspector | means the person appointed as such under Rule 12A.2.1. |
| Depository Register | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Directive | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1.2.2. |
| Direct Securities Account | means a Securities Account maintained by a person directly with the Depository and in which Deposited Securities are held beneficially for the person’s own account. |
| Disciplinary Committee | means the committee appointed by the SGX RegCo Board to exercise the powers set out in Rule 12A.5. |
| E | |
| Eligible Securities | means securities accepted or designated by the Depository or its nominee for deposit, custody, clearing or book-entry settlement. |
| Exchange Trade | means: (1) a trade transacted on or through any electronic trading system maintained by SGX-ST for the automatic matching and execution of trades in securities listed and/or quoted on the SGX-ST for the automatic matching and execution of trades in securities listed and/or quoted on the SGX-ST pursuant to the SGX-ST Rules; or (2) a trade reported to SGX-ST pursuant to the SGX-ST Rules, including but not limited to Direct Business (as defined in the SGX-ST Rules); or (3) a trade reported by a Clearing Member to CDP, which CDP accepts for clearing in Inter-Broker Settlement; or (4) a trade transacted on such exchange (other than SGX-ST) with which CDP may have direct or indirect clearing arrangements from time to time, or in relation to which trade CDP has clearing arrangements in place; with the exception of such trades as CDP may from time to time stipulate as not being "Exchange Trades" falling under the CDP Clearing Rules |
| F | |
| Foreign Securities | means securities issued by an issuer, which are deposited with a foreign depository, sub-custodian or custodian, for the purpose of the clearance and/or settlement of transactions of such securities on SGX-ST or a foreign stock exchange, or for the purpose of custody. |
| I | |
| Indemnified Persons | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 14.1. |
| Individual Sub-Account Holder | means a Sub-Account Holder who is an individual, and includes an individual who is an “accredited investor” or an "expert investor" as defined in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Inter-Broker Settlement | means the system and process of settlement of Exchange Trades between the Clearing Members and CDP. |
| Issuer | means a company or any other person whose securities have been accepted or designated by the Depository as Eligible Securities. |
| M | |
| MAS | means the Monetary Authority of Singapore. |
| P | |
| Practice Note | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1.2.2. |
| Proceedings | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 14.1.3 |
| R | |
| Record Date | means the date fixed by the Issuer for the purposes of determining entitlements to dividends or other distributions to or rights of holders of its securities. |
| Regulated Entity | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 2.4.1. |
| Related Corporation | shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Companies Act 1967, and shall in all cases include SGX RegCo. |
| Relevant Persons | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 1.1.2. |
| Retail Sub-Account Holder | means a “retail customer”, as defined under the Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations, who is a Sub-Account Holder. |
| S | |
| securities | has the meaning ascribed to it in section 81SF of the Securities and Futures Act but shall in any event include any product that is a "security" as defined in the CDP Clearing Rules, regardless of whether that product is classified as a "security" under the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Securities Account | means the securities account maintained by a Depositor with the Depository (but does not include Sub-Accounts) and shall include the deemed securities account maintained by a Depository Agent with the Depository (as referred to in Rule 4.7). |
| Securities and Futures Act | means the Securities and Futures Act 2001 or any statutory amendment, modification, or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force, or any statute that may replace it, and where the context permits, includes any subsidiary legislation or regulations made pursuant thereto. |
| service provider | in relation to a Depository Agent, has the meaning ascribed to it in the MAS Guidelines on Outsourcing in relation to an “institution”. |
| SGX | means Singapore Exchange Limited. |
| SGX RegCo | means Singapore Exchange Regulation Pte. Ltd. |
| SGX RegCo Board | means the board of directors for the time being of SGX RegCo or such number of them as have authority to act for the SGX RegCo Board. |
| SGX-ST | means Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. |
| SGX-ST Rules | means the SGX-ST Rules as the same may be varied, amended or supplemented from time to time. |
| Sub-Account Holder | shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities and Futures Act. |
| Sub-Accounts | means the securities sub-accounts maintained by each Depository Agent for its own account and for its clients. |
| T | |
| Terms and Conditions | means the terms and conditions governing Securities Accounts, as the same may be varied, amended or supplemented from time to time. |
| Trading Member | means a person who is not a Clearing Member and whose Exchange Trades have been qualified by a Clearing Member in accordance with the CDP Clearing Rules. |
Amended on 15 September 201715 September 2017, 8 October 20188 October 2018, 3 June 20193 June 2019, 18 January 2022 and 15 July 2026.