Effective Friday, September 26, 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. A full updated list of all NYSE-listed covered securities is available here For more information on the SEC Order, go to http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-218.htm.
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.
List of additions for 09/26/08
- WXS WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION
- ZLC ZALE CORPORATION
- AIV APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
- AN AUTONATION, INC.
- GBE GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
- HT HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST
- SFI ISTAR FINANCIAL INC.
Category: Securities
