Form SH

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM SH
INFORMATION REQUIRED OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
MANAGERS PURSUANT TO EMERGENCY ORDER, SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 RELEASE NO. 58591A, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 AND
EMERGENCY ORDER, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 RELEASE
NO. 58724, OCTOBER 2, 2008
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.

Rule as to Use of Form SH. Institutional investment managers (“Managers”) must
use Form SH for reports to the Commission required by the Commission’s
Emergency Order, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 58591A, September
21, 2008 and Emergency Order, Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58724, dated
October 2, 2008 (together, the “Form SH Emergency Orders”). The Form SH
Emergency Orders provide that every Manager that exercises investment discretion
with respect to accounts holding section 13(f) securities, as defined in rule 13f-1(c)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. 78m(f)] (“Exchange Act”),
who has filed or was required to file a Form 13F for the calendar quarter ended June
30, 2008, must file a non-public report on Form SH with the Commission to report
certain information about short sales and short positions. The non-public Form SH
filing must be made on the Monday (or, if Monday is a federal holiday, the first
business day thereafter) of each calendar week immediately following a Form SH
reporting period (i.e., the preceding Sunday-Saturday calendar week) in which the
Manager has entered into any new short positions with respect to any section 13(f)
securities except for any short position(s) for options (“SH Short Positions”). The
non-public Form SH will report SH Short Positions for the Sunday-Saturday calendar
week that precedes the date on which the Form SH is due to be filed.

2.

Rules to Prevent Duplicative Reporting. If two or more Managers, each of which is
required by the Form SH Emergency Orders to file a report on Form SH for the
reporting period, exercise investment discretion with respect to the same securities,
only one such Manager must include information in its reports on Form SH.
A Manager having information that is required by the Form SH Emergency Orders to
be reported on Form SH, and such information is reported by another Manager (or
Managers), such Manager must identify the Manager(s) reporting on its behalf in the
manner described in Special Instruction 6.

3. Filing of Form SH. A Form SH report that is filed by a Manager with the
Commission shall be non-public upon filing. A Manager must label its Form

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SH as non-public by adding the phrase NON-PUBLIC (in bold and capital
letters) at the top and bottom of each page of the entire form, i.e., each page(s) of
the Form SH Cover Page (the “Cover Page”), the Form SH Summary Page (the
“Summary Page”), and the Form SH Information Table (the “Information
Table”).
A Manager must file a Form SH report with the Commission on or before 5:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on the Monday (or, if Monday is a federal holiday, the first
business day thereafter) of each week immediately following the preceding seven
calendar day period in which the Manager has entered into any new SH Short
Position(s). The Form SH must be filed electronically using the Commission’s
EDGAR system.
4.

Official List of Section 13(f) Securities. The official list of section 13(f) securities
published by the Commission (the “13F List”) lists the securities the holdings of
which a Manager is to report on Form 13F. See rule 13f-1(c) [17 CFR 240.13f-1(c)].
Form SH filers may rely on the current 13F List in determining whether they need to
report on Form SH information about any particular equity security, excluding short
positions for options that are on the 13F List. The 13F List is available on the SEC’s
website, at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/investment/13flists.htm. Paper copies are
available at a reasonable fee from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.

This form consists of three parts: the Cover Page, the Summary Page, and the
Information Table.

2.

When preparing the report, omit all bracketed text. Include brackets used to form
check boxes.

The Cover Page:
3. The period end date used in the report (and in the EDGAR submission header) is the
Saturday before the Form SH is filed. The date should name the month, and express
the day and year in Arabic numerals, with the year being a four-digit numeral (i.e.,
2008).
4. Amendments to a Form SH must either restate the Form SH in its entirety or include
only entries that are being reported in addition to those already reported in a current
Form SH for the same period. If the Manager is filing the Form SH report as an
amendment, then the Manager must check the amendment box on the Cover Page;
enter the amendment number; and check the appropriate box to indicate whether the
amendment (a) is a restatement or (b) adds new entries. Each amendment must
include a complete Cover Page and, if applicable, a Summary Page and Information
Table. Amendments must be filed sequentially.

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5. Present the Cover Page and the Summary Page information in the format and order
provided in the form. The Cover Page may include information in addition to the
required information, so long as the additional information does not, either by its
nature, quantity, or manner of presentation, impede the understanding or presentation
of the required information. Place all additional information after the signature of the
person signing the report (immediately preceding the Report Type section). Do not
include any additional information on the Summary Page or in the Information Table.
6. Designate the Report Type for the Form SH by checking the appropriate box in the
Report Type section of the Cover Page, and include, where applicable, the List of
Other Managers Reporting for this Manager (on the Cover Page), the Summary Page
and the Information Table, as follows:
a.

If all of the information that a Manager is required by the Form SH
Emergency Orders to report on Form SH is reported by another Manager (or
Managers), check the box for Report Type “FORM SH NOTICE,” include (on
the Cover Page) the List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager, and
omit both the Summary Page and the Information Table.

b.

If all of the information that a Manager is required by the Form SH
Emergency Orders to report on Form SH is reported in this report, check the
box for Report Type “FORM SH ENTRIES REPORT,” omit from the Cover
Page the List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager, and include both
the Summary Page and the Information Table.

c.

If only a part of the information that a Manager is required by the Form SH
Emergency Orders to report on Form SH is reported in this report, check the
box for Report Type “FORM SH COMBINATION REPORT,” include (on
the Cover Page) the List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager, and
include both the Summary Page and the Information Table.

Summary Page:
7. Include on the Summary Page the Report Summary, containing the Number of Other
Included Managers, the Information Table Entry Total and the Information Table
Value Total.
a. Enter as the Number of Other Included Managers the total number of other
Managers listed in the List of Other Included Managers on the Summary
Page, not counting the Manager filing this report. See Special Instruction 8.
If none, enter the number zero (“0”).
b.

Enter as the Information Table Entry Total the total number of line entries
providing issuer information included in the Information Table.

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c.

Enter as the Information Table Value Total the aggregate fair market value in
U.S. dollars (x $1000) of all securities sold short during the reporting period
that are required to be reported on Form SH. The Information Table Value
Total is determined by multiplying the Number of Securities Sold Short (Day)
(Column 4) by the closing market price of the security on that day, or, when
applicable, the most recent business day. The Manager must express this total
as a rounded figure. See Special Instruction 9.

8. Include on the Summary Page the List of Other Included Managers. Use the title,
column headings and format provided.
a. If this Form SH does not report the information that a Manager is required by
the Form SH Emergency Orders to report on Form SH of any Manager other
than the Manager filing this report, enter the word “NONE” under the title and
omit the column headings and list entries.
b.

If this Form SH reports the information that a Manager is required by the
Form SH Emergency Orders to report on Form SH of one or more Managers
other than the Manager filing this report, enter in the List of Other Included
Managers all such Managers together with their respective Form 13F file
numbers, if known. (The Form 13F file numbers are assigned to Managers
when they file their first Form 13F). Assign a number to each Manager in the
List of Other Included Managers, and present the list in sequential order. The
numbers need not be consecutive. The List of Other Managers cannot include
the Manager filing this report.

Information Table:
9. In determining the fair market value of securities sold short, a Manager must use the
market price of the section 13(f) securities as of the close of floor trading on the New
York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for the day in question. If the securities are sold
short on a non-business day, a Manager must use the market price of the section 13(f)
securities as of the close of the NYSE for the most recent business day. Such market
closing time shall be used to determine the price for all SH Short Positions,
irrespective of which U.S. equity market the issuer trades on. Enter values rounded to
the nearest one thousand dollars (with “000” omitted).
10. Furnish the Information Table using the table title, column headings and format
provided. Provide column headings once at the beginning of each page of the
Information Table . Present the table in accordance with the column instructions
provided in Special Instructions 10.a.i through 10.a.viii. Do not include any
additional information in the Information Table. Begin the Information Table on a
new page for each day of the prior calendar week, and number any supplemental
pages for a day using the page number and upper case letters (e.g., Monday-Page 2,
Monday-Page 2A, Monday-Page 2B, etc.). Do not include any portion of the
Information Table on either the Cover Page or the Summary Page.

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a. Instructions for each column in the Information Table:
i.

Column 1. Name of Issuer. Enter in Column 1 the name of the
issuer as it appears in the current 13F List. Reasonable
abbreviations are permitted.

ii.

Column 2. CUSIP Number. Enter in Column 2 the nine (9) digit
CUSIP number of the security for which information is being
reported.

iii.

Column 3. Short Position (Start of Day). Enter in Column 3 the
number of securities that represent the Manager’s short position in
the issuer as of the start of each calendar day during the reporting
period. The Short Position (Start of Day) for Monday, September
22, 2008 shall be zero.

iv.

Column 4. Number of Securities Sold Short (Day). Enter in
Column 4 the aggregate number of securities in the issuer that the
Manager sold short for each calendar day during the reporting
period.

v.

Column 5. Value of Securities Sold Short (Day). Enter in Column
5 the market value in U.S. dollars (x $1000) of the number of
securities reported in Column 4. In valuing such securities, use the
fair market value for each security. See Special Instruction 9.

vi.

Column 6. Short Position (End of Day). Enter in Column 6 the
number of securities that represent the Manager’s short position in
the issuer as of the end of each calendar day during the reporting
period.

vii.

Column 7. Largest Intraday Short Position. Enter in Column 7 the
number of securities that represent the Manager’s largest single
short position in the issuer for each calendar day during the
reporting period.

viii.

Column 8. Time of Day of Largest Intraday Short Position. Enter
in Column 7 the time of day (Eastern Daylight Time) that the
Manager had the largest single short position in the issuer, as
reported in Column 7.

11. Preparation of the electronic filing:
Filing documents may be submitted in either ASCII or HTML document format. For
ASCII submissions, please note items a, b, and c. Preparation of the filing document

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should follow instructions in the EDGAR Filer Manual, (Volume 2) EDGAR Filing
available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edmanuals.htm.
a. No line on the Cover Page or the Summary Page may exceed 80 characters in
length. See rule 305 of Regulation S-T [17 CFR 232.305]. The EDGAR
tag may be used if it is necessary to increase the width of a line on the
Cover Page or the Summary Page in a Form SH that is formatted in ASCII. See
EDGAR Filer Manual (Volume 2) for details on the use of this tag.
b. No line in the Form SH Information Table may exceed 132 characters in length.
See rule 305 of Regulation S-T [17 CFR 232.305].
c. If the Form SH Report Type is “SH ENTRIES REPORT” or “SH
COMBINATION REPORT,” then place one EDGAR tag at the end of
the Cover Page and one tag at the end of the Summary Page.
Additional EDGAR tags are not required. Those electing to include
additional tags should, for each page containing a tag, include
no more than sixty (60) lines per page, including the line on which the
tag is placed.
d. In preparing the Form SH report for electronic filing, a Manager may omit
underscoring used in the form to indicate the placement of information that the
Manager is to furnish.
e. Use the following EDGAR submission types for the following Form SH Report
Types:
Form SH Report Type

EDGAR Submission Type

FORM SH ENTRIES REPORT
Initial Filing
Amendments

SH-ER
SH-ER/A

FORM SH NOTICE
Initial Filing
Amendments

SH-NT
SH-NT/A

FORM SH COMBINATION REPORT
Initial Filing
Amendments

SH-ER
SH-ER/A

Filings with the form types set forth in this instruction will be filed on a nonpublic basis.

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Paperwork Reduction Act Information
The Office of Management and Budget has approved this collection of information
pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507 and 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13. The OMB control number for this
collection of information is 3235-0646. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. We estimate that providing the requested information
will take, on average, approximately 5 hours. Any member of the public may direct to
the Commission any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any
suggestions for reducing this burden. See Form SH Emergency Orders regarding
confidentiality.

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