FCA Handbook - SSR 6.3 Publication of aggregate net short positions

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SSR 6.3 Publication of aggregate net short positions

The aggregate net short position report

(1) Pursuant to regulation 7(1) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025, the FCA is required to publish an aggregate net short position in relation to the issued share capital of a company that has admitted shares.
(2) The aggregate net short position report published by the FCA sets out:
1. (a) the size of the relevant aggregate net short positions expressed as a percentage of each company’s issued share capital to 2 decimal places, the company name and the ISIN of the company’s main class of ordinary share as identified in the reportable shares list;
2. (b) the position date, which is the most recent position date included in a notification submitted to the FCA in relation to a net short position that was included in the calculation of the relevant aggregate net short position, irrespective of whether a less recent position date was included in a notification that was submitted to the FCA subsequently; and
3. (c) in a separate table, historical aggregate net short positions.

(1) The aggregate net short position report will be published using the template set out in SSR 6 Annex 1G.
(2) The ISIN of each company that appears in SSR 6 Annex 1G is the ISIN of the main class of ordinary shares, as published on the reportable shares list, in relation to which a notification was sent in accordance with SSR 2.

The aggregate net short position report published by the FCA will be available on the short selling section of the FCA website in a downloadable, machine-readable and structured format. The downloadable content will include:

(1) a table enabling access to the current aggregate net short positions of companies in one place;
(2) a table enabling access to historical aggregate net short positions of companies in one place;
(3) filters to identify a particular company;
(4) filters above or below an aggregate net short position size;
(5) the position dates of the current and historical aggregate net short positions held in companies; and
(6) the dates on which the historical aggregate net short positions of companies were superseded by new current aggregate net short positions.

Timing of the publication of the aggregate net short position report

(1) Under regulation 7(4) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025, the FCA must publish the aggregate net short position no later than 2 working days after the day to which the figure relates.
(2) The FCA will publish the aggregate net short position report identified in SSR 6.3.1G each working day from 12:00.

Accuracy of the aggregate net short position report

The FCA relies on the robustness, timeliness and accuracy of notifications provided by persons reporting under SSR 2 for the purposes of the publication but, in exceptional circumstances, the FCA may review and engage with notifying persons to verify notifications (see SSR 6.2.8G). This is without prejudice to any other action the FCA may take if it finds that the data is not robust or accurate.

Occasions where the FCA will not publish an aggregate net short position

Under regulation 7(7) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025, the FCA is not required to publish the aggregate net short position in relation to a company for a working day on which the aggregate net short position, calculated in accordance with regulation 7(2) and (3) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025 and SSR 6.2.1G, is zero.

In practice, an aggregate net short position will not be published in respect of a company where data the FCA holds indicates that there are no net short positions over the base notification threshold or any reporting threshold set out in a requirement under regulation 13 of the Short Selling Regulations 2025.

Updating previously published aggregate net short positions

Under regulation 7(6) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025, the FCA may amend or republish a previously published aggregate net short position in a company, including to take account of notifications received, verified or amended since publication.

Following the receipt of any late notifications or correction notifications, or having verified the reliability of a notified position that was previously excluded, the FCA will update a previously published aggregate net short position in a company to account for and include the notified position in the aggregate net short position as it was held on the relevant working day.