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SECN 11.12 Unique identifiers

SECN 11.12.1R

1Each securitisation must be assigned a unique identifier composed of the following elements, in sequential order:

  1. (1)

    the legal entity identifier (LEI) of the reporting entity;

  2. (2)

    the letter ‘A’ where the securitisation is an ABCP programme or the letter ‘N’ where the securitisation is a non-ABCP securitisation;

  3. (3)

    the 4-digit year corresponding to:

    1. (a)

      the year in which the first securities of the securitisation were issued, where the securitisation is a non-ABCP securitisation; or

    2. (b)

      the year in which the first securities within the ABCP programme were issued, where the securitisation is an ABCP programme; and

  4. (4)

    the number 01 or, where there is more than one securitisation with the same identifier as referred to in (1), (2) and (3), a 2-digit sequential number corresponding to the order in which information about each securitisation is made available. The order of simultaneous securitisations must be discretionary.

SECN 11.12.2R

1Each ABCP transaction in an ABCP programme must be assigned a unique identifier composed of the following elements, in sequential order:

  1. (1)

    the letter ‘T’;

  2. (2)

    the letter ‘T’;

  3. (3)

    the 4-digit year corresponding to the first closing date of the ABCP transaction; and

  4. (4)

    the number 01 or, where there is more than one ABCP transaction with the same identifier as referred to in (1), (2) and (3), a 2-digit sequential number corresponding to the order of the first closing date of each ABCP transaction. The order of simultaneous ABCP transactions must be discretionary.

SECN 11.12.3R

1Unique identifiers must not be amended by the reporting entity.