The Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations (No. 8) 2009
These Regulations exempt from stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax (“SDRT”) certain transfers of, or agreements to transfer traded securities made in the course of trading in those securities on the Facility. The transfers and agreements exempted are those involving EuroCCP and/or LCH.Clearnet Limited and/or SIX X-CLEAR AG (“X-CLEAR”) (and nominees of either clearing house), through whom transactions on the Facility are cleared, or clearing participants in EuroCCP or LCH.Clearnet Limited or SIX X-CLEAR AG (and their nominees). These Regulations also exempt transactions on the Facility between EuroCCP, LCH.Clearnet Limited and SIX X-CLEAR AG.