SEC. 9. END OF TRANSMISSION ‘‘Y’’ RECORD

.01 The ‘‘Y’’ Record is a fixed record length of 500 positions and all positions listed are required. The ‘‘Y’’ Record is a summary of the number of withholding agents and total number of tape reels in the entire file.

.02 This record will be written after the last ‘‘W’’ Record of the entire file. End the last reel ONLY of a file with an End of Transmission ‘‘Y’’ Record. The ‘‘Y’’ Record may only be preceded by a ‘‘W’’ Record. It may only be followed by a tape mark, or a tape mark and a trailer label (if trailer labels are used), or a trailer label.

.03 Please note that if submitting a multi-reel file, there will only be one End of Transmission ‘‘Y’’ record. The End of Transmission ‘‘Y’’ record will be the last record in the final block on the last reel in the file.

RECORD NAME: END OF TRANSMISSION ‘‘Y’’ RECORD

Position Field Title Length Description and Remarks

1 Record Type 1 REQUIRED. Enter ‘‘Y’’.

2–4 Withholding Agent Count

3 REQUIRED. Enter the total number of withholding agents on this file. This count will be the same as the total number of ‘‘W’’ Records. Right-justify and zero fill.

5–7 Reel Count 3 REQUIRED. Enter the total number of reels for this transmission. Right-justify and zero fill.

8–498 Reserved 491 Blank fill.

499–500 Blank or Carriage Return Line Feed

2 REQUIRED. Enter blanks or carriage return line feed (CR/LF).

END OF TRANSMISSION ‘‘Y’’ RECORD LAYOUT

Record

Type

Withholding

Agnet Count

Reel Reserved Count

Blank

or CR/LF

1 2–4 5–7 8–498 499–500

PART C. BISYNCHRONOUS (MAINFRAME) ELECTRONIC FILING SPECIFICATIONS