(Article 14(2) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014)

1. The standard market size for shares, depositary receipts, ETFs, certificates and other similar financial instruments for which there is a liquid market shall be determined on the basis of the average value of transactions for each financial instrument calculated in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 and in accordance with Table 3 of Annex II.

2. For the purpose of determining the standard market size which is applicable to a specific financial instrument as set out in paragraph 1, the FCA shall calculate the average value of transactions in respect of all the shares, depositary receipts, ETFs, certificates and other similar financial instruments traded on a trading venue for which there is a liquid market.

3. The calculation referred to in paragraph 2 shall have the following characteristics:

(a) it shall take into account the transactions executed in the relevant area in respect of the financial instrument concerned whether executed on or outside a trading venue;

(b) it shall cover either the preceding calendar year or, where applicable, the period of the preceding calendar year during which the financial instrument was admitted to trading or traded on a trading venue and was not suspended from trading;

(c) it shall exclude post-trade large-in-scale transactions as set out in Table 4 of Annex I and any transactions benefitting from any similar relief under a third country regime in the form of a transparency waiver or otherwise.