Article 5 Retention option (a): pro rata retention in each of the tranches sold or transferred to investors

A retention of no less than 5 % of the nominal value of each of the tranches sold or transferred as referred to in point (a) of Article 405(1) of the Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 may also be achieved by the following:

1. (a)

   retention of at least 5 % of the nominal value of each of the securitised exposures, provided that the credit risk of such exposures ranks pari passu with or is subordinated to the credit risk securitised for the same exposures. In the case of a revolving securitisation, as defined in Article 242(13) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, this would occur through retention of the originator's interest assuming the originator's interest was for at least 5 % of the nominal value of each of the securitised exposures and ranked pari passu with or subordinated to the credit risk that has been securitised with respect to those same exposures;

2. (b)

   the provision, in the context of an ABCP programme, of a liquidity facility which may be senior in the contractual waterfall, where the following conditions are fulfilled:

   1. (i)

      the liquidity facility covers 100 % of the credit risk of the securitised exposures;

   2. (ii)

      the liquidity facility covers the credit risk for as long as the retainer has to retain the economic interest by means of such liquidity facility for the relevant securitisation position;

   3. (iii)

      the liquidity facility is provided by the originator, sponsor or original lender in the securitisation transaction;

   4. (iv)

      the institution becoming exposed to such securitisation has been given access to appropriate information to enable it to verify that points (i), (ii) and (iii) are complied with;

3. (c)

   retention of a vertical tranche which has a nominal value of no less than 5 % of the total nominal value of all the issued tranches of notes.