FCA v. NMC Health Plc (in Administration) (2023)

Judgment entered

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In August 2023 the FCA published a public censure of NMC Health Plc, now in administration, for market abuse by publishing financial reports in 2019 that understated its debt by billions of dollars. No penalty was imposed because the company has no funds beyond creditor claims. The notice concerns misleading statements, not manipulation of a price.

The record

Structured fields for this action, as recorded in our case library.
Agency	FCA
Date filed	2023-08-30
Date resolved	2023-08-30
Status	judgment
Criminal parallel	No
Defendants	NMC Health Plc (in Administration) (entity)
Cited as charged or alleged	Market Abuse Regulation art.15 (statutes and rules cited in the document; not a finding that they were violated)
Techniques

What was ordered

Civil penalty: —
Disgorgement: —
Prejudgment interest: —
Total relief: —
Alleged gain: —

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What is alleged to have happened

the Financial Conduct Authority announced this matter on August 30, 2023. The respondents named are NMC Health Plc (in Administration) (0 individuals, 1 entity).

The notice finds NMC's March, May and August 2019 statements gave a false impression of its debt, which it put at USD 1.99 billion against an estimated USD 5.91 billion. It is a market abuse by dissemination case. This library carries no technique tag on this matter.

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Timeline

2023-08-30 FCA final notice

Primary documents

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FCA final notice

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Record added September 10, 2026. submit a correction.