NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
ISDA Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Argentine Republic Failure to Pay Credit Event
NEW YORK, August 1, 2014 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a failure to pay credit event occurred in respect of the Argentine Republic.
The Committee also resolved to hold an auction in respect of outstanding CDS transactions. ISDA will publish further information regarding the auction on its website, www.isda.org/credit, in due course.
For Press Queries, Please Contact: Lauren Dobbs, ISDA New York, +1 212 901 6019, ldobbs@isda.org Nick Sawyer, ISDA London, +44 203 088 3586, nsawyer@isda.org Donna Chan, ISDA Hong Kong, +852 2200 5906, dchan@isda.org
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