3.4 Aggregate Indebtedness Requirement

3.4.1

This Rule applies only to Trading Members that hold a Capital Markets Services Licence.

Added on 3 June 2019 3 June 2019.

A Trading Member shall not cause or permit its aggregate indebtedness to exceed 1,200% of its aggregate resources, or such other aggregate indebtedness requirement as SGX-ST may impose. It shall be a breach of the Rules by the Trading Member if its aggregated indebtedness exceed(s) such prescribed percentage of its aggregate resources, whether or not the Trading Member makes or has made the notification specified in Rule 3.4.3.

Added on 3 June 2019 3 June 2019.

3.4.3

Notification of Failure to Comply with Rule 3.4

If a Trading Member fails to comply or becomes aware that it will fail to comply with the aggregate indebtedness requirement prescribed under Rule 3.4, or such other percentage of aggregate indebtedness over aggregate resources as SGX-ST may impose, it shall immediately notify SGX-ST.

Added on 3 June 2019 3 June 2019.

3.4.4

Early Warning of Impending Failure to Comply with Rule 3.4

A Trading Member shall immediately notify SGX-ST if its aggregate indebtedness exceeds 600% of its aggregate resources or such other percentage as SGX-ST may impose.

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3.4.5

If SGX-ST is notified by a Trading Member under Rule 3.4.4 or becomes aware (whether or not there has been any notification by the Trading Member under Rule 3.4.4) that the Trading Member's aggregate indebtedness has exceeded or will exceed 600% of its aggregate resources, or such other percentage as SGX-ST may impose, SGX-ST shall be entitled to require the Trading Member to comply with any or all of the directions prescribed under Regulation 17(2) of the SFR (Financial and Margin Requirements).

Added on 3 June 2019 3 June 2019.

3.4.6

Qualifying Letter of Credit

(a) For the purpose of Rule 3.4, a Trading Member may include one or more qualifying letter(s) of credit in its calculation of aggregate resources, except that where the total amount payable under the qualifying letter(s) of credit exceeds 50% of the Trading Member's total risk requirement, the amount in excess shall not be taken into account for determining the Trading Member's aggregate resources.

(b) For the purpose of Rule 3.4.6(a), a qualifying letter of credit is a legally enforceable and irrevocable letter of credit that is:

(i) in the case of a Trading Member that is not a Clearing Member, made in favour of SGX-ST;

(ii) in the case of a Trading Member that is also a Clearing Member, made in favour of CDP; and

(iii) issued by a bank approved by, and in a form acceptable to SGX-ST or CDP, as the case may be,

but does not include any letters of credit provided by a Clearing Member to satisfy Rule 7 of the Clearing Rules or any other requirement imposed by CDP.

(c) SGX-ST shall reserve the right to call on any of the qualifying letter(s) of credit made in favour of SGX-ST pursuant to Rule 3.4.6 and apply the proceeds thereof in respect of the Trading Member's default to SGX-ST.

Added on 3 June 2019 3 June 2019.