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California Treasurer Angelides Calls On SEC To Complete Reforms Of The New York Stock Exchange - Plan Proposed By Interim Chairman Reed Fails To Include Key Shareholder Protections

Date 19/11/2003

California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, the first public official to call for the resignation of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Chairman Richard Grasso, today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finish the job of NYSE reform by strengthening interim Chairman John Reed's reform proposal - approved today by Exchange members, according to preliminary results - to assure long-term Board independence and to fully separate the Exchange's business and regulatory functions. The
BrokerTec Futures Exchange Last Trading Day - Effective Date: November 26, 2003

Date 19/11/2003

The BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) Board of Directors has decided to suspend trading indefinitely on Wednesday, November 26, 2003. On that day, the exchange will close for trading of all futures contracts at 1:30 p.m. (New York time) due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. BTEX will not reopen until further notice.
American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A

Date 19/11/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A (Symbol: CME).
STOXX, Ltd. Changes The Composition Of The European Benchmark Indexes; Fourth Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On December 22, 2003

Date 18/11/2003

STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: Nine-Months Profits Of Listed Cos. Exceeds 200 Billion Baht

Date 18/11/2003

391 listed companies showed 221,420 million baht worth of net profits for the first 9-months of 2003, up 40.37 percent from the same period last year. The Energy, Communication, Building and Furnishing Materials, Property Development, and Transportation sectors continue to lead with the highest profits since the beginning of the year. These sectors collectively posted 131,914 million baht in profits. Nine MAI-listed companies have also enjoyed net profits of 220 million baht.

SETTRADE Join Hands With Sony Ericsson, Samart, And 10 Brokerages To Launch "DaytradeWE," The Region's First Trade By Cellular Phone Service

Date 18/11/2003

SETTRADE.COM Co., Ltd., along with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications International AB and Samart I-Mobile Public Co., Ltd., has introduced Southeast Asia's first complete trading by cellular phone service. Investors can access the DaytradeWE program for free through 10 leading brokerages from today onwards.
Preliminary Results Indicate NYSE Members Approve Governance Proposals And Slate Of Directors

Date 18/11/2003

Preliminary results indicate that NYSE members have voted in favor of amendments to the NYSE Constitution relating to corporate governance structure and separately elected eight individuals to serve on the board of directors. The newly adopted amendments, including board composition, remain subject to Securities and Exchange Commission approval.
OMHEX Executive Management Purchase OMHEX Shares And Warrants

Date 18/11/2003

OMHEX CEO Magnus Böcker today purchased 10 000 OMHEX shares. Magnus Böcker's total shareholding in the company now amounts to 104 726 shares. Magnus Böcker has also acquired 10 000 warrants in the OMHEX warrant program 2003/2006. In addition to this, he owns 33 400 warrants, 2 000 convertible debentures and 226 000 employee stock options.
OMHEX Assigned A+ Credit Rating By Standard & Poor''s And Establishes Swedish Commercial Paper Program

Date 18/11/2003

OM HEX AB ("OMHEX") announces today that Standard & Poor's have assigned OMHEX its A+ long-term and its A-1 short-term counterparty credit rating. In addition, Standard & Poor's also assigned its 'K-1' Nordic scale short-term rating to OMHEX. OMHEX also announces that it is establishing a Swedish krona commercial paper program, where SEB Merchant Banking has been appointed as Arranger. OMHEX has also mandated SEB Merchant Banking to arrange a syndicated revolving credit facility including
NYSE To Hold Briefing In Washington, DC To Announce Results Of Membership Vote

Date 18/11/2003

NYSE Interim Chairman and CEO John S. Reed will hold a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 19 at the NYSE's Washington, DC office to announce the results of the membership vote on the NYSE's governance and board composition proposals.