Am I a CHESS Sponsored Holder or an Issuer Sponsored Holder?

If you have entered a sponsoring agreement with a broker (or another CHESS sponsor) then you are a CHESS Sponsored Holder - also referred to as a Broker Sponsored Holder. If not, then you are an Issuer Sponsored Holder. CHESS Sponsored holdings are identified by a Holder Identification Number (HIN) which starts with an X while Issuer Sponsored holdings can be identified by a Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) which start with an I.