NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
ISDA Determinations Committee:Irish Life & Permanent plc Restructuring Credit Event
LONDON, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a Restructuring Credit Event occurred in respect of Irish Life & Permanent plc.
The Committee determined on July 5 that one or more auctions may be held in respect of outstanding CDS transactions of varying maturity ‘buckets’.
ISDA will publish further information regarding the potential auctions on its website, www.isda.org/credit, in due course.
For More Information, Please Contact: Deirdre Leahy, ISDA New York, +1 212 901 6021, dleahy@isda.orgClaire Freer, ISDA London, +44 203 088 3586, cfreer@isda.orgDonna Chan, ISDA Hong Kong, +852 2200 5906, dchan@isda.org
About ISDASince 1985, ISDA has worked to make the global over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets safer and more efficient. Today, ISDA is one of the world’s largest global financial trade associations, with over 800 member institutions from 56 countries on six continents. These members include a broad range of OTC derivatives market participants: global, international and regional banks, asset managers, energy and commodities firms, government and supranational entities, insurers and diversified financial institutions, corporations, law firms, exchanges, clearinghouses and other service providers. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association’s web site: www.isda.org.
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Documents (1) for Determinations Committee: Irish Life & Permanent plc Restructuring Credit Event
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