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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 28/02/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Tuesday, February 28, 2006: The units of Aeroplan Income Fund (TSX:AER.UN) distributed by ACE Aviation holdings Inc. (TSX:ACE.B) subsequent to an announcement on February 16, 2006, will be added to the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the Provisional S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX Capped Indus
Share Change For Centro Properties Group In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 28/02/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday Mar. 3, 2006: Centro Properties Group (Australia, SEDOL: 6037745, GICS Code: 40401010), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 815,151,495. This change is the result of a distribution reinvestment plan.
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox Gets Clean Bill Of Health

Date 28/02/2006

One month after surgery to remove a benign thymic tumor, doctors have given Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox a "clean bill of health," he reported today.
Republic Of Georgia In Commodities Exchange Discussions With CMS WebView

Date 28/02/2006

Mr Bob Antell, chief executive of international software systems provider CMS WebView plc, is meeting senior politicians and officials from the Republic of Georgia to discuss the possible creation of a commodities exchange.
Persimmon PLC Replaces P&O - Peninsular And Oriental Steam Navigation Company In The S&P European Indices

Date 28/02/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 2nd March 2006: Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0682538, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25201030) will replace Peninsular & Orient Steam Nav (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0680048) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices. Peninsular & Orient Steam Nav is being removed following the offer by DP World. Whilst

Osaka Securities Exchange: Full Launch Of New Trading Platform (For All Products)

Date 28/02/2006

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) launched New Trading Platform yesterday, February 27, 2006, as scheduled.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Change Fees For NYMEX miNY(tm) Natural Gas Futures Contracts

Date 28/02/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will change the fee structure for its NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts effective on March 1.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 28 February 2006

Date 28/02/2006

At its meeting on 28 February, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. and Block Watne Gruppen ASA to listing on Oslo Børs. At the same meeting the Board also reaffirmed its resolution of 24 January 2006 to impose a violation charge on Opticom. The Board therefore referred Opticom’s appeal against this decision to the Stock Exchange Appeals Committee.
Macquarie London Exchange Investments Limited ("MLX") Cash Offer For The London Stock Exchange Plc Offer Update - Offer Lapsed

Date 28/02/2006

On 20 February 2006, MLX announced that it would not be extending its Offer for the London Stock Exchange plc beyond 28 February 2006.
London Stock Exchange Statement Re Offer Lapse

Date 28/02/2006

The Board of London Stock Exchange plc (“the Exchange”) notes the ending of Macquarie’s Offer and now proposes to proceed with the return of £510 million to shareholders (the “Return”) and subsequently commence an ongoing share buyback programme of up to £50 million per annum, as announced on 17 February 2006. The Exchange will publish as soon as practicable full details of the Return and a detailed timetable, with a view to completing the process before the end of May 2006.