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Deutsche Börse Rejects Report In Financial Times - Deutsche Börse Reiterates Partnership Approach For Euronext Merger

Date 22/05/2006

Deutsche Börse on Monday rejected a report in the Financial Times, the company would be considering an all share offer that would value each Euronext share at about 90 euros. Deutsche Börse already made a clear in a statement on Friday that it plans a merger of partners with Euronext.

The creation of a European exchange organization to increase the efficiency of European capital markets stands at the center of this concept. The payment of a premium to the respective enterprise values is not anticipated in the proposed transaction structure. Deutsche Börse confirmed on Monday that it remains in contact with Euronext.