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NZX December Statistics

Date 27/01/2005

December Statistics Closing Index Values for December 2004 Code Sector Gross Index Capital Index Capitalisation G01 Primary 1328.9654 862.8944 $6,226,364,495 A01 Agriculture & Fishing 2612.8383

NYSE CEO, John A. Thain's Article Published In Davos' Global Agenda Magazine Titled "Earning The Investor's Trust"

Date 27/01/2005

Click here to download NYSE CEO, John A. Thain's article published in Davos' Global Agenda magazine titled Earning the Investor's Trust.

NYBOT's World Sugar Breaks Two Records

Date 27/01/2005

The Sugar No. 11SM futures contract market at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) set an all-time daily trading record on January 26, 2005, with 143,548 contracts changing hands. The previous record was 136,492 contracts, established on March 26, 2004.

NASD: New Arbitration Rule Requires Award Explanations Upon Investor Request

Date 27/01/2005

NASD announced today that the NASD Board of Governors approved an amendment to the Code of Arbitration Procedure allowing customers arbitrating disputes with brokers or brokerage firms to require a written explanation of the arbitration panel’s decision. Registered representatives arbitrating industry disputes may also require written explanations of decisions. Currently, issuing an explained decision is solely within the discretion of an arbitration panel.

MTSNext To License Lyxor AM For ETFs Based On The EuroMTS Inflation Linked Index

Date 27/01/2005

MTSNext is pleased to announce that the Company will license Lyxor AM for an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which will track the EuroMTS Inflation Linked Index (EMTXi). The EMTXi is the first real-time index of eurozone inflation-linked government bonds and reflects actual prices on the EuroMTS Linkers Market.

London Stock Exchange Trading Statement For The Three Months Ended 31 December 2004

Date 27/01/2005

This trading statement is not a profit forecast and should not be interpreted to mean that the earnings per share of London Stock Exchange plc for the current or future years will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share of the London Stock Exchange plc. London Stock Exchange plc (“the Exchange”) today issued its routine quarterly trading statement for the three months ended 31 December 2004. Gross turnover for the three months ended 31 December 2004 (“

London Stock Exchange Statement Re Deutsche Borse Proposed Pre-Conditional Offer

Date 27/01/2005

The Board of the London Stock Exchange notes the announcement by Deutsche Borse of a proposed pre-conditional cash offer for the London Stock Exchange of not less than 530 pence per share.

Kansas City Board Of Trade Appoints Outside Directors For 2005

Date 27/01/2005

The Kansas City Board of Trade has announced the re-election of Michael Braude and Barry L. Flinchbaugh as outside directors for 2005. Four outside directors sit on the exchange's board, along with 12 members.

GL TRADE Signs Agreement With Deutsche Bank For Order Collecting Via XONTRO Through Direct Market Access Technology

Date 27/01/2005

GL TRADE, one of the leading providers of electronic trading, clearing and settlement solutions, provides its Direct Market Access (DMA) technology via GL NET to DEUTSCHE BANK, one of the leading international brokerage firms, to collect client orders to the XONTRO markets. Through this agreement with Deutsche Bank, GL TRADE now covers all German floor markets :Berlin- Bremen, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart.

Euronext Statement Re Possible London Stock Exchange Offer

Date 27/01/2005

Euronext N.V. ("Euronext") notes the announcement made by Deutsche Borse AG and the response by London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE").