Effective Tuesday, September 23, 2008, the NYSE-listed issuers found below have been added to the list of financial firms that meet the SEC's revised criteria to the Order prohibiting short selling. Note that four additional securities have been added and one company has voluntarily opted out of the list. For a full list of NYSE-listed securities that are currently covered by the order click here.
Note that the SEC has delegated to each national securities exchange the authority to identify additional listed companies that qualify for inclusion in the list of companies covered by the revised prohibition. The additional companies must be in one of the following categories:
- Banks, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(6),
- Savings associations, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(46),
- Registered brokers or dealers, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(48), Insurance companies, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(17), Banks, savings associations, brokers, dealers and insurance companies that are similar to those covered by the foregoing statutory definitions but which are regulated by a foreign (rather than U.S.) regulatory authority,
- US and foreign investment advisors, both registered and unregistered,
- Companies that control or have majority ownership of companies that meet one of the above criteria.
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ADDITIONS FOR 09/23/08
- GGP General Growth Properties, Inc.
- EIG Employers Holdings, Inc.
- CHC Centerline Holding Company
- AGM.A Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
VOLUNTARILY OPTED OUT AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMPANY FOR 09/23/08
- JMP JMP Group, Inc.
Category: Securities
