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SGX Statement On Acquisition Of Shares In SGX By Tokyo Stock Exchange,

Date 15/06/2007

SGX has been notified, at the close of market today, by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) that it has purchased 53,051,000 shares representing approximately 4.99% of the issued share capital of SGX.

NYSE Announces Quarterly Changes To The NYSE Family Of Indexes

Date 15/06/2007

The New York Stock Exchange will make the following changes to the NYSE U.S. 100, NYSE International 100, NYSE TMT and the NYSE World Leaders Indexes, effective Mon., June 18 as a result of quarterly re-balancing.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TOPIX150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 15/06/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TOPIX150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Friday, June 22nd, 2007:

iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index Fund ETF Lists On NYSE Arca - NYSE Group Markets Have 191 Primary ETF Listings

Date 15/06/2007

NYSE Euronext subsidiary, NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: NYX) today announced that the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index exchange-traded fund began trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol IDV. Based on the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index ETF tracks one hundred of the highest dividend-yielding securities (excluding REITs) representative of the Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada (“EPAC”) region.

American Stock Exchange Announces Early Closing For Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Date 15/06/2007

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) announced that it will close at 1:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, July 3, 2007. The Amex will be closed on Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day.

Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Affairs - Opportunities And Risks In An Era Of Growing Financial Market Integration- Wolfsberg Institute, Zurich, 15 June 2007

Date 15/06/2007

Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be invited to address such a distinguished audience and I would like to extend my warm thanks to Dr Toni Schönenberger and Professor Prabhu Guptara of Wolfsberg for organising this conference.

Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 15/06/2007

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index has been licensed to Barclays Global Investors to serve as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index Fund launched today on NYSE Arca.

NYBOT Cotton Futures And Options Surpass 100,000 Mark - Second Consecutive Electronic Cotton Record Achieved

Date 15/06/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced that yesterday, its New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) subsidiary surpassed the 100,000 volume mark for the first time in total NYBOT Cotton No. 2 SM futures and options. The exchange also established a second consecutive volume record in electronically traded NYBOT Cotton No. 2 futures on Thursday, June 14.

IntercontinentalExchange Chairman And CEO To Appear At William Blair Growth Stock Conference

Date 15/06/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey C. Sprecher will speak at the William Blair 27th Annual Growth Stock Conference in Chicago on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 1:40 p.m. CT. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed via the Investor Relations page of the company's website at

TSX Group To host World Federation Of Exchanges - Market Opening Planned For June 18th

Date 15/06/2007

On June 18, the world’s stock and derivatives exchanges are coming to Toronto and the visit is being marked by a special market opening at the TSX Broadcast Centre. Representatives from The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the 55 member organization representing global exchanges, will meet in Toronto for two days of WFE Working Committee meetings.