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Creditors File New €1.6 Billion Claim in London Over Argentina’s GDP Warrants

The filing seeks recalculated payments for 2017, 2021, 2022 after a UK court set a methodology in a prior ruling.

Overview

  • Funds represented by Quinn Emanuel lodged the March 13 claim in the courts of England and Wales, alleging Argentina failed to apply the court-ordered GDP calculation method.
  • The expansion seeks roughly €1.58–€1.6 billion for euro-denominated warrants tied to the years 2017, 2021 and 2022, beyond the already adjudicated 2013 case.
  • A separate UK judgment for the 2013 payment is final at about €1.6 billion with interest, of which only €300 million posted as security during appeals has been collected.
  • Argentina’s Treasury Solicitor characterized the move as an extension of existing litigation and signaled no short-term resolution, while the government asked U.S. Judge Loretta Preska to dismiss a related lawsuit by funds led by Aurelius.
  • With the new claim, total exposure on the euro warrants exceeds €3 billion, and interest on the 2013 award accrues at about 2 percentage points over Euribor according to the plaintiffs.