Euronext Hosts World Federation Of Exchanges Annual Meeting

The 42nd annual meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges will be held in Amsterdam from 6 to 10 October 2002, featuring speeches by:

• His Royal Highness Crown Prince Willem Alexander
• Frits Bolkestein, European Commissioner
• Wim Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank

This year, Euronext Amsterdam will host the annual meeting to mark the issue of the world's first share 400 years ago by the Dutch East India Company (also known as the VOC). The conference is organised by a different WFE member each year.

The conference will be open to participants only, but will be open to the press at the following times:

Sunday 6 October, 6.30 p.m.
At a the welcome reception in the Winter Garden of the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky mr. Frits Bolkestein, member of the European Commission, will open the meeting.

Tuesday 8 October, 8 p.m.
Gala dinner in the Concertgebouw, during which speeches will be given by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Willem Alexander and mr. Wim Duisenberg, chairman of the European Central Bank.