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title: "ESMA Q&A 1682 — Q&A — Maturity Date, expiry date and termination date [Answer Published]"
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**Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · published 4 Feb 2019 [Answer Published]**

*Answer Published · ESMA Q&A register, 4 February 2019 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1682)*

| | |
|---|---|
| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 1682 — Q&A — Maturity Date, expiry date and termination date \[Answer Published\] |
| **Prepared by** | ESMA |
| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |
| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_1682 |
| **Document type** | Q&A |
| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |
| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |
| **Dates** | Published 4 February 2019; question submitted 4 February 2019 |
| **Legal basis** | MiFIR |
| **Related instruments** | None recorded |
| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |

**Maturity Date, expiry date and termination date**

### Question

How should Field 15 (Maturity date) of Table 3 of the Annex to RTS 23 and related MAR RTS and ITS be populated in case of trading in bonds after their originally intended maturity date?

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### Answer

\[ESMA 70-1861941480-56 MiFIR data reporting Q&A, Q&A 5.2\]

For bonds that were not paid out on the originally intended maturity date (and therefore have not expired, because, for example, they defaulted), the maturity date should be set to 9999-12-31 (in accordance with the ISO format, like for perpetual debt financial instruments) until they are finally paid out, in which case the maturity date should be updated with the actual date of redemption”.

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**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1682)