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17.2.2022 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES BMIT 5,000 2,476.60 2 0.496 0.494 0.494 0.496 0.008 BOV 32,254 25,765.61 9 0.800 0.790 0.800 0.800 0.015 GO 18,520 59,206.00 4 3.240 3.180 3.180 3.240 0.080 HLI 36,000 9,360.00 1 0.260 0.260 0.260 0.260 -0.010 HSB 90,165 81,848.50 5 0.910 0.900 0.900 0.910 0.010 LOM 1,950 3,709.40 2 2.100 1.900 1.900 2.100 0.190 LQS 58,725 5,285.25 2 0.090 0.090 0.090 0.090 -0.120 MIA 1,650 9,900.00 1 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 0.100 PG 7,210 15,574.60 4 2.260 2.160 2.160 2.260 0.060 PZC 11,500 9,787.50 3 0.900 0.850 0.850 0.900 0.050 RS2 9,845 16,762.67 7 1.730 1.690 1.690 1.730 0.030 SFC 950 8,063.00 3 8.500 8.200 8.500 8.200 0.050 GOVERNMENT STOCKS G23A 4,659 5,018.21 1 107.710 107.710 107.710 107.710 0.010 G28A 21,000 26,222.70 2 124.870 124.870 124.870 124.870 -0.700 G28B 20,000 24,652.00 1 123.260 123.260 123.260 123.260 -0.110 G30A 43,600 57,948.76 1 132.910 132.910 132.910 132.910 -0.760 G31A 20,000 27,030.00 1 135.150 135.150 135.150 135.150 -0.850 G32A 31,000 40,845.60 1 131.760 131.760 131.760 131.760 -0.900 G32B 26,500 34,450.00 3 130.000 130.000 130.000 130.000 -0.190 G33A 24,000 31,171.20 1 129.880 129.880 129.880 129.880 -0.220 G34A 2,000 2,581.60 1 129.080 129.080 129.080 129.080 -1.070 G36A 20,000 22,050.00 1 110.250 110.250 110.250 110.250 -0.750 G39A 14,000 14,601.20 2 105.400 104.110 105.400 104.110 -1.270 G40A 15,300 18,003.46 2 118.000 117.620 118.000 117.620 -0.440 G41A 430,000 466,220.00 3 108.500 107.400 107.400 108.500 -0.500 CORPORATE BONDS AP30A 100,000 102,250.00 1 102.250 102.250 102.250 102.250 -0.150 AX24A 1,300 1,313.00 1 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 -1.500 AX26A 45,000 45,000.00 6 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 AX32A 7,000 7,136.50 1 101.950 101.950 101.950 101.950 1.950 BD24A 15,000 15,600.00 1 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 BV30A 25,000 25,875.00 1 103.500 103.500 103.500 103.500 -1.200 CC30A 10,000 10,199.00 1 101.990 101.990 101.990 101.990 0.990 EF27A 6,000 6,060.00 2 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.400 EX28A 9,000 9,405.00 1 104.500 104.500 104.500 104.500 1.500 GO31A 16,500 16,948.55 4 102.750 102.400 102.730 102.400 0.000 HM24A 4,200 4,317.60 1 102.800 102.800 102.800 102.800 0.000 IH25A 3,500 3,535.00 1 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.000 IH26A 5,000 5,065.00 1 101.300 101.300 101.300 101.300 -0.940 IH31A 17,000 16,916.14 5 99.880 99.500 99.500 99.880 -0.010 MD26A 10,000 10,277.68 3 103.190 101.500 101.500 103.190 2.190 MO31A 100,000 101,720.00 1 101.720 101.720 101.720 101.720 -0.030 PH28A 3,900 3,900.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 SD27A 20,000 20,180.00 2 100.900 100.900 100.900 100.900 0.200 SF27A 170,000 176,778.30 7 104.000 103.300 103.300 104.000 0.700 ST27A 5,000 5,100.00 1 102.000 102.000 102.000 102.000 0.000 ST29A 5,000 5,099.50 1 101.990 101.990 101.990 101.990 0.990 TG26A 3,000 3,000.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 -0.010 TI24A 2,600 2,653.30 1 102.050 102.050 102.050 102.050 0.000 TI27A 12,200 12,443.28 2 102.000 101.990 101.990 102.000 0.500 VR27A 11,200 11,506.80 2 102.900 102.600 102.600 102.900 0.300 Malta Stock Exchange Reguated Main Market Trading Date: 16 February 2022 Ericsson shares tumble as CEO says company may have given money to Islamic State SHARES in Ericsson have tumbled after the chief executive admitted that the Swedish company may have given money to Islamic State terrorists. e company confirmed on Tuesday that an internal investiga- tion had uncovered several serious breaches of its compliance rules in Iraq, leading to the 11% share price drop. ese included making payments for transport routes through terri- tory that is suspected of being con- trolled by the sanctioned and ex- tremist organisation, and follows Ericsson settling allegations of corruption in five other countries. Borje Ekholm, the company's chief executive, told Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri that "unusual expenses dating back to 2018" had been identified although the company was unsure about who the ultimate recipient was. It follows the company paying more than $1bn to US prosecutors in 2019 to settle corruption charg- es relating to five other countries, including Kuwait which neigh- bours Iraq, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. Last October the company warned that the US believed it was in breach of the obligations it had signed up to with that agreement by failing to provide additional documents and information. It is not clear whether this alleged breach was connected to the com- pany's activities in Iraq. According to Ericsson it has un- covered a range of suspicious ev- idence, from improper supplier and agent payments and expenses - including those made in cash - through to violations of its internal financial controls policy. Earlier this month the leader of Islamic State blew himself up in what President Joe Biden said was an "act of cowardice" during a raid by US special forces in Syria. Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed him and family members - including his wife and their two children - as American forces ap- proached a house in the village of Atmeh, in the rebel-held province of Idlib. He was among at least 13 people, including four women, who died during the operation, which lasted two hours. e death of previous leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in 2019, and the militant group's defeat in Syria and Iraq meant many thought the ex- tremist organisation had come to an end. But, amid claims Islamic State had fragmented rather than been beaten, it began to fight back. In January Islamic State fighters staged an attempted prison break in Syria's northeast. e terrorist group's fighters used vehicles and explosives to ram through the prison walls be- fore entering the building with heavy machine guns late last week. Prison inmates rioted and some took Kurdish guards hostage, while a number of other prison staff were killed. Ericsson's CEO revealed the company may have made payments to Islamic State terrorists

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