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Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 16 December 2005

Date 16/12/2005

At its meeting today, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Scorpion Offshore Ltd., Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd., Aker Drilling ASA and Trefoil Ltd. to listing on Oslo Børs. The Board of Oslo Børs also resolved at this meeting to impose a violation charge of NOK 500,000 on Kaupthing ASA for breaches of the Trading Rules and the Stock Exchange Regulations.
ISE Weekly Listings

Date 16/12/2005

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) listed new options classes during the week ending December 16, 2005, as described below.
Future OMXC20 Portfolio Including Number Of Shares Per Share Class

Date 16/12/2005

The future OMXC20 active portfolio has been selected as regards the number of shares per constituent share class. The new OMXC20 portfolio, which was announced in a press release on December 1, 2005, becomes effective on December 19, 2005.
Dubai International Financial Centre Joins Global Fight Against Poverty

Date 16/12/2005

Dubai International Financial Centre, in line with its ongoing strategy towards corporate social responsibility, is a strategic partner to the ‘In Honor of Africa’ Benefit Dinner to be held at Jumeirah Beach Hotel on Friday the 16 th of December 2005, in association with TECOM Investments and Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).
Dow Jones Newswires Adopts Industry Classification Benchmark ICB To Complement Search Codes For Users Of Dow Jones Newswires Products

Date 16/12/2005

Dow Jones Newswires, the leading provider of real-time news and information solutions for financial professionals, will adopt the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) as its classification standard for identifying industry groups in its news content starting on February 18, 2006. Every company has a place in the ICB, which is a four-tier, hierarchical industry classification structure centered on a rules-based methodology for placing entities within sectors. ICB was launched in January 2005 b

Deutsche Börse Distributes Around 800 Million Euros To Shareholders In 2005 - Capital Management Program To Be Continued As Planned

Date 16/12/2005

Deutsche Börse will achieve its target to distribute around 800 million euros to its shareholders under the ongoing program to optimize the capital structure of the Group. The company made this announcement on Friday. At the same time the company announced it will continue repurchasing own shares in 2006 as part of this ongoing capital management program.
Cyprus Stock Exchange: Review Of Developments For November

Date 16/12/2005

Monthly review of developments On the last trading session of November 2005 the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 1.491,25 points, representing a relative decrease of 4,75 %. The value of shares traded also exhibited an increase of 41,71 % compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 1.666,78 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 1.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New Round Lots For Shares And Investment Certificates (Update)

Date 16/12/2005

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange will adjust the round lots for 38 shares and 59 investment certificates. The new round lots will enter into force on December 19, 2005. As a result of the selection to the OMXC20 index, the trading lots of EAC and TrygVesta will remain unchanged at 25 and 50 trading lots, respectively. The trading lot of Jyske Bank is reduced from 50 to 25.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Index Factor 3, Remaining Debt/Bonds

Date 16/12/2005

On the basis of the development of the net consumer-price index from May 2005 to November 2005, a new index factor 3 has been calculated and will be effective as from 31 December 2006:
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services: Towards A Better Regulated European Capital Market - London Stock Exchange Christmas Lunch, London, 16 December 2005

Date 16/12/2005

Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation to be here today and to Chris Gibson Smith for chairing today's discussion. There is obviously a price for the LSE's popularity and being sought after – i.e. little time, constant pressure, speculation... and the attention of our good friends from the press. Worse still, tea and sympathy are obviously inappropriate offerings at this time of year! We hope the LSE has a more restful Christmas than last year!