ITALY: Consob announces temporary Italy short selling prohibitions in Mediolanum, Banco Popolare

Wednesday February 27 2013

Consob has announced a prohibition of Italy short selling in Mediolanum shares (ISIN code: IT0001279501) and Banco Popolare shares (ISIN code: IT0004231566) on the MTA, taking effect for the entire trading day of February 27, 2013.

The prohibition does not apply to the activity of market making, as defined by Article 2(1)(k) of the EU Regulation on Short Selling.

Temporary prohibitions announced on 26th February in Banca Carige and Intesa Sanpaolo continue to apply until the end of the trading day on 27th February.

Click here for the Mediolanum resolution. Click here for the Banco Popolare resolution.