The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it extends the prohibition of short selling in the following instrument applied on 21 October 2014 under Article 23 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012. This follows a decision made by the Portuguese Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM).
Details of the financial instrument concerned: Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (ISIN: PTPTC0AM0009).
This measure has been extended until 23:59 on 23 October 2014.
For further information and details of the measure, please see 21 October 2014 first RNS and 21 October 2014 second RNS.