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Past version: Effective up to 28 Jul 2013

Subject to Rule 7A.06.6.4 and provided that the defaulted Clearing Member's Collateral deposited with or provided to SGX-DC has been fully applied in accordance with Rule 7A.05.01, any loss suffered by the Clearing House arising from or in connection with an event of default shall be met and made good promptly by the use and application of funds from the following sources (collectively known as the "Clearing Fund") in the order of priority hereafter listed, with each source of funds to be completely exhausted, subject to the limitations contained therein, before the next source is applied:—

a. Clearing House Contribution.
b. Security Deposits of Clearing Members (excluding any Clearing Member who is insolvent or deemed to be insolvent) where each Clearing Member had:
i. cleared Contracts belonging to the Contract Class in which the event of default occurred, during the six (6) month period preceding the day the event of default was declared by the Clearing House; or
ii. an open commitment in Contracts belonging to the same Contract Class in which the event of default occurred, during the six (6) month period preceding the day the event of default was declared by the Clearing House (with the periods at Rules 7A.01A.2.b.i and 7A.01A.2.b.ii collectively referred to as the "Relevant Periods").
Such Clearing Member shall be liable for the loss remaining on a pro-rata basis, calculated as the proportion of its Security Deposit requirement relative to the aggregate Security Deposit requirement for the category of Clearing Members referred to in this Rule 7A.01A.5.2.b.
c. Further Assessment Amounts (as prescribed under Rule 7A.06.3, and excluding any Clearing Member who is insolvent or deemed to be insolvent) of the same category of Clearing Members referred to in Rule 7A.01A.2.b. Such Clearing Member shall be liable for the loss remaining on a pro-rata basis, calculated as the proportion of its Further Assessment Amount requirement relative to the aggregate Further Assessment Amount requirement for the category of Clearing Members referred to in Rule 7A.01A.2.b.
c1. Any contributions to the Clearing Fund by the Clearing House or any of its related entities to that Contract Class in which the event of default occurred, the amount of such contributions (if any) to be determined by the Clearing House in its sole discretion.
d. Security Deposits of Clearing Members (excluding any Clearing Member who is insolvent or deemed to be insolvent) where that Clearing Member had:—
i. cleared Contracts, not belonging to the same Contract Class in which the event of default occurred, during the six (6) month period preceding the day the event of default was declared by the Clearing House; or
ii. an open commitment in Contracts, not belonging to the same Contract Class in which the event of default occurred, during the six (6) month period preceding the day the event of default was declared by the Clearing House; or
iii. not cleared or had no open commitment in Contracts belonging to the same Contract Class in which the event of default occurred, during the Relevant Periods.
Such Clearing Member shall be liable for the loss remaining on a pro-rata basis, calculated as the proportion of its Security Deposit requirement relative to the aggregate Security Deposit requirement for the category of Clearing Members referred to in this Rule 7A.01A.2.d, provided always that if such Clearing Member's Security Deposit had been applied pursuant to Rule 7A.01A.2.b, its Security Deposits shall not be applied again pursuant to this Rule 7A.06.5.2.d.
e. Further Assessment Amounts (as prescribed under Rule 7A.06.3 of the same category of Clearing Members referred to in Rule 7A.01A.2.d (excluding any Clearing Member which has been levied the maximum amount that may be levied against it pursuant to 7A.01A.2.c). Such Clearing Member shall be liable for the loss remaining on a pro-rata basis, calculated as the proportion of its Further Assessment Amount requirement relative to the aggregate Further Assessment Amounts requirement for the category of Clearing Members referred to in Rule 7A.01A.2.d; and
f. any other contributions to the Clearing Fund.

Added on 26 April 201326 April 2013.