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Italy court upholds fine on Petrofac CEO for alleged insider trading on Saipem shares

Reuters

MILAN (Reuters) - A Rome court has upheld a fine imposed on Petrofac CEO Ayman Asfari by Italian market watchdog Consob for alleged insider trading in Saipem shares, a spokesman for the British oil services company said on Wednesday.

Asfari, who has been CEO at Petrofac since 2002, is alleged to have made a profit on buying shares in the Italian oil contractor just before its then CEO Pietro Franco Tali resigned over a corruption inquiry.

Tali announced he was stepping down as Saipem CEO in a statement issued on Dec. 5, 2012, triggering a share price reaction.

In 2017 https://www.reuters.com/article/petrofac-ceo-fine-italy-idUSI6N1KQ011, Consob fined Asfari 300,000 euros (257,867 pounds) and seized assets worth around 385,000 euros.

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The spokesman said Asfari would be appealing the ruling by the Rome court.

"The decision is a total surprise and hugely disappointing. The charge is completely without foundation and merit," the spokesman said.

(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes; Editing by Mark Potter)