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NYSE Euronext Announces Fourth Quarter And Full-Year 2011 Financial Results - Fourth Quarter GAAP Diluted EPS Of $0.43 Compared To $0.51 In Prior Year - Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Up 9% To $0.50 Excl. Merger Expenses, Exit Costs, Tax Settlement And Discrete Tax Items - Mutual Termination Of Combination Agreement Following European Commission Prohibition - Resumption Of Stock Repurchase Program, $550 Million Remaining In Authorization - Global Leader For IPOs In 2011

Date 10/02/2012

Financial and Operating Highlights

• Diluted EPS of $0.50, up 9% vs. 4Q10
• Net revenue of $628 million, up 2% vs. 4Q10, including $2 million negative FX impact
• Fixed operating expenses of $416 million, down 4% constant dollar/portfolio basis
• Operating income of $212 million, up 13% vs. 4Q10, including $1 million negative FX impact
• Operating margin of 34% vs. 31% in 4Q10
• Executed $100 million stock repurchase plan in 4Q11; 3.7 million shares at avg. price of $26.96
• Debt-to-EBITDA ratio at 1.6 times, down from 2.2 times at end of 2010
• Board declares first quarter 2012 cash dividend of $0.30 per share

LCH.Clearnet Group Limited Results 2011

Date 10/02/2012

LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (LCH.Clearnet) today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2011.

Financial highlights

• Underlying net revenues up 16% to €387.2 million (2010: €335.0 million) 
• Underlying operating profit up 81% to €106.9 million (2010: €58.9 million) 
• Clearing income up 16% 
• Net investment income up 21% 
• Strong volume growth across all key business areas 
• Tier 1 capital ratio of 17.3% 
• Expansion of multi asset offering - FX ready to launch and CDS service to be enhanced in 2012

Professor Michael Brennan Appointed Monetary Authority Of Singapore Term Professor In Economics And Finance At The National University Of Singapore

Date 10/02/2012

Professor Michael Brennan, Emeritus Professor of Finance from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, has been appointed MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance.

NZX Salutes Lloyd Morrison

Date 10/02/2012

NZX salutes Lloyd Morrison - without whom New Zealand’s capital markets would likely be foreign owned.

Australian Securities And Investments Commission, Quebec Autorité Des Marchés Financiers, Ontario Securities Commission, Alberta Securities Commission And British Columbia Securities Commission Sign Regulatory Cooperation Arrangement

Date 10/02/2012

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Quebec Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced a comprehensive arrangement to facilitate their supervision of regulated entities that operate both in Australia and Canada.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Short Position Reporting Rules

Date 10/02/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today publishes the conclusions to the Further Consultation on the Securities and Futures (Short Position Reporting) Rules (Rules) ended in November 2011 (Note 1). The proposed Rules attached to the conclusions will be submitted to the Legislative Council for consideration. Subject to the legislative process, the Rules will come into effect on 18 June 2012.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Ends 2011 With A Net Profit Of Approx. RON 17 Million

Date 10/02/2012

• Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ends 2011 with a turnover of RON 21.73 million, with a growth of 66.4%
• The net profit of BVB for 2011 increased compared to 2010 by 197% up to RON 16.96 million
• The operating result was 21 times higher than the one obtained in 2010

Trade Me To Replace Methven Limited In The NZX 50 Index

Date 10/02/2012

NZX Indices announces changes to the NZX 50 Index following the February Monthly Index Review. The changes below, and the monthly index rebalance, will be effective at market open on Monday 20 February 2012.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For February 2012 Rubber Contract

Date 10/02/2012

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the February 2012 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the February 2012 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

NZX Confirms Fonterra Appointment

Date 10/02/2012

NZX is pleased to advise that it has been notified by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited of Fonterra’s intention to appoint NZX to operate the Fonterra Shareholders’ Market as part of Trading Among Farmers.