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UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling

Date 31/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instruments under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

Details of the Financial Instruments concerned: 

Banco Espirito Santo S.A. (ISIN: PTBES0AM0007) and Jerónimo Martins SGPS S.A. (ISIN: PTJMT0AE0001).

This measure is effective immediately until 11.59pm 31 July 2014.

For further information please see our RNS.