Holiday Schedule On SWX

As a part of the prevailing harmonisation of SWX and virt-x practices, and at the request of various SWX participants, the Management Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange has resolved that 24.12.2001 will not be a trading day on SWX.

Trading on the SWX Swiss Exchange over the Christmas and New Year's holidays will take place as follows:

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday	24/12/2001 25/12/2001 26/12/2001	The market will be closed on SWX.
Thursday Friday	27/12/2001 28/12/2001	SWX will be open for trading as normal.
Monday	31/12/2001	The market will be closed on SWX.
Wednesday	2/1/2002	Trading on SWX will be open for share trading (including the underlying derivatives)..

The updated trading calendar can be accessed at the SWX homepage www.swx.com.