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Resolution no. 20705

Temporary prohibition of short selling in shares issued by Banca Carige spa ("CARIGE"), pursuant to Article 23 of the Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council no. 236 of 14 March 2012

CONSOB
[NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR COMPANIES AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE]

HAVING REGARD TO Law no. 216 of June 7, 1974, as subsequently amended and integrated;

HAVING REGARD TO Regulation (EU) no. 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 14, 2012;

HAVING REGARD TO Article 4-ter(2) of Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998, according to which Consob is appointed with the task to implement the measures and exercise the functions and powers provided by Regulation (EU) no. 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 14, 2012 with reference to shares, among others;

HAVING REGARD TO Article 12 of Regulation (EU) no. 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 14, 2012, imposing restrictions on uncovered short sales in shares;

HAVING REGARD TO Article 23 of the above-mentioned Regulation (EU) no. 236/2012, which defines the power to temporarily restrict short selling of financial instruments in the case of a significant fall in price;

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT the relevant threshold in the case of the CARIGEshare is equal to -10%;

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT the fall of the price of CARIGE share during November 16, 2018 compared to the closing price on the previous trading day, was greater than -10%;

CONSIDERING THAT the information background does not completely validate the above-mentioned price fluctuation and, therefore, downward speculation phenomena shall not be excluded;

RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

1. The prohibition of short selling in CARIGE shares(ISIN code: IT0005108763) on the MTA, a regulated market organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., under Article 23 of the above-mentioned Regulation, taking effect immediately and until the end of the trading day of November 19, 2018.

2. It is clarified that, pursuant to Article 23(3), the above-mentioned prohibition does not apply to the activity of market making, as defined by Article 2(1)(k) of the aforementioned Regulation.

3. This resolution shall be transmitted to ESMA pursuant to Article 23 of the Regulation EU no. 236 2012 and shall be published on the Consob website after the positive conclusion of the procedure provided for in the above-mentioned Article.

4. This resolution shall take effect as soon as it is published on the Consob website. This resolution shall be transmitted to Borsa Italiana and shall be published on the Consob Bulletin.

November 16, 2018

THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Anna Genovese