SEC Votes on Regulation SHO Amendments and Proposals; Also Votes to Eliminate "Tick" Test FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2007-114 Washington, D.C., June 13, 2007 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to take additional steps to better safeguard investors and protect the integrity of the markets during short selling transactions by closing loopholes in Regulation SHO and further reducing persistent failures to deliver stock by the end of the standard three-day settlement period for trades.
Erik Sirri, Director of the SEC's Division of Market Regulation, said, "Today the Commission voted on steps to streamline and tighten short selling provisions so that markets and investors are better served by our rules."
1. Final Amendments to Rules 200 and 203 of Regulation SHO The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt final amendments to Rules 200 and 203 of Regulation SHO (17 CFR 242.200 and 242.203). The amendments will further reduce fails to deliver in certain equity securities by eliminating the grandfather provision. The amendments also modify the close-out requirement for fails to deliver resulting from sales of threshold securities pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). In addition, the amendments update the market decline limitation referenced in Regulation SHO. The amendments will be effective 60 days from the date of publication of the amendments in the Federal Register.
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