1. Where a securitisation which is not an ABCP programme or an ABCP transaction meets the requirements of Articles 19 to 22, the originator and sponsor involved in the securitisation must jointly notify the FCA of that fact by means of the template referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article.

Where an ABCP programme meets the requirements of Articles 23 to 26, or an ABCP transaction meets the requirements of Article 24, the sponsor involved in the programme must notify the FCA of that fact by means of the template referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article.

A notice given in accordance with the first or second subparagraph (‘STS notification’) must include an explanation of how the relevant STS criteria set out in Articles 20 to 22 or, as the case may be, Articles 24 to 26 have been complied with.

The FCA must publish the STS notification on its official website pursuant to paragraph 5. Where the STS notification is given jointly by the originator and sponsor involved in a securitisation, the STS notification must designate one of them to be the first contact point for investors and the FCA.