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HKEx: Contract Adjustment Of Kookmin Bank Futures And Options On Kookmin Bank Futures In Relation To Stock Dividend

Date 24/12/2001

HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited (HKCC), a wholly-owned member of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Group, will adjust the contract terms of all open futures contracts on shares of Kookmin Bank and all open options contracts on Kookmin Bank Futures before the market open on the ex-dividend date of Thursday, 27 December 2001 to take account of the 6 per cent stock dividend of Kookmin Bank as announced by the Bank.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 24/12/2001

It was a fairly active week as all but three counters traded with the index almost flat for the week but still at a record high of 2447.41.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 24/12/2001

Sefalana has withdrawn its cautionary announcement.
The American Stock Exchange® Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 21/12/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations reported short interest of 465,435,376 shares as of the December 14 settlement date, an increase of 16,549,545 shares from the 448,885,831 shares (adjusted) reported in mid-November. The December figure represents trades through December 11, 2001.
Statement Of The American Stock Exchange Regarding GAO Report

Date 21/12/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) has undergone dramatic changes since being purchased by the NASD in 1998. Among the most significant changes, has been a comprehensive review and enhancement of the Amex listing program.

SGX To Launch Securities Lending On 7 January 2002

Date 21/12/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that it will launch its Securities Lending programme on 7 January 2002.
SEC Fee Rate Advisory #7

Date 21/12/2001

The Congress has passed, and will soon send to the President for signature, H.R. 1088, the "Investor and Capital Markets Relief Act." If signed by the President, this Act would substantially reduce the fee rates under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The fee rates under Securities Act Section 6(b) and Exchange Act Sections 13(e) and 14(g) would decline to $92 per $1,000,000 effective October 1, 2001. The fee rate
Samer Iskandar Appointed Director, Head Of Corporate Communications Of Euronext N.V.

Date 21/12/2001

Samer Iskandar has been appointed Director, head of Corporate Communications, of Euronext NV. Samer will define and conduct the group's communication strategy towards the media, and will be a member of the Executive Committee of Euronext NV. He will be in charge of the press offices of Euronext in Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris, as well as those of exchanges that might be absorbed by Euronext in the future.
NYBOT Announces New Coffee Bagging Procedures

Date 21/12/2001

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that effective January 2, 2002, amendments to its Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange rules require warehouses to flag Exchange lots that need to be rebagged in its Commodity Operations Processing System ("COPS"), as well as provide procedures for the coffee owner to contest the warehouse's determination.
Niklas Midby To Leave OM

Date 21/12/2001

Niklas Midby, Executive Vice President OM and Head of Division Transaction, will not be taking up the position of CFO for OM as previously announced. Instead he has chosen to leave the company as of February 1, 2002.