EXPLANATORY NOTE REGULATION 4 Where a Player transfers during a development year, the amount of compensation payable will be pro-rated by month. Illustration 1: Joe Smith transfers from Union A to Union B at the age of 22, having been in Union A’s High Performance development program since he was 17 (five years). Union B must pay development compensation to Union A of £25,000: Compensation = £5,000 x 5 years = £25,000 Illustration 2: If the Player in Illustration 1 stayed with Union A, before transferring from Union A to Union B at the age of 27, then no compensation would be payable to compensate for his development. This is because his age at transfer is over 23. Illustration 3: John Jones enters Union C’s High Performance development program aged 19 and transfers to Union D after just one year, aged 20. Union D must pay development compensation to Union C of £5,000: Compensation = £5,000 x 1 year = £5,000 Last update: 14 January, 2015 96
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