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Euronext Shareholders Approve Combination With NYSE Group

Date 19/12/2006

During its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held today in Amsterdam, the majority of Euronext shareholders approved the proposed combination of Euronext N.V. (Euronext) with NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX).

Voting was as follows:
  • In favour: 70,303,007 - 98.18%
  • Against: 1,306,126 - 1.82%
  • Abstained: 776,283

For information, total of voting rights: 111,519,258

Subject to approval of the combination by NYSE Group shareholders during its Special Shareholder Meeting which will take place tomorrow, a tender offer will be filed in the near future to allow Euronext and NYSE Group shareholders to participate in this offer.