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Preliminary Results Indicate NYSE Members Approve Governance Proposals And Slate Of Directors

Date 18/11/2003

Preliminary results indicate that NYSE members have voted in favor of amendments to the NYSE Constitution relating to corporate governance structure and separately elected eight individuals to serve on the board of directors. The newly adopted amendments, including board composition, remain subject to Securities and Exchange Commission approval.
OMHEX Executive Management Purchase OMHEX Shares And Warrants

Date 18/11/2003

OMHEX CEO Magnus Böcker today purchased 10 000 OMHEX shares. Magnus Böcker's total shareholding in the company now amounts to 104 726 shares. Magnus Böcker has also acquired 10 000 warrants in the OMHEX warrant program 2003/2006. In addition to this, he owns 33 400 warrants, 2 000 convertible debentures and 226 000 employee stock options.
OMHEX Assigned A+ Credit Rating By Standard & Poor''s And Establishes Swedish Commercial Paper Program

Date 18/11/2003

OM HEX AB ("OMHEX") announces today that Standard & Poor's have assigned OMHEX its A+ long-term and its A-1 short-term counterparty credit rating. In addition, Standard & Poor's also assigned its 'K-1' Nordic scale short-term rating to OMHEX. OMHEX also announces that it is establishing a Swedish krona commercial paper program, where SEB Merchant Banking has been appointed as Arranger. OMHEX has also mandated SEB Merchant Banking to arrange a syndicated revolving credit facility including
NYSE To Hold Briefing In Washington, DC To Announce Results Of Membership Vote

Date 18/11/2003

NYSE Interim Chairman and CEO John S. Reed will hold a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 19 at the NYSE's Washington, DC office to announce the results of the membership vote on the NYSE's governance and board composition proposals.
NYSE Seat Sale

Date 18/11/2003

A regular seat was sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $1,500,000, up from the previous sale of $1,300,000 on Nov. 5, 2003.

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Share Splits On KLSE To Enhance Share Liquidity And Marketability

Date 18/11/2003

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will introduce share splits with effect from Monday, 1 December 2003 to further enhance the liquidity and marketability of shares listed on the KLSE.
ISE Elects Thomas R. Cardello To Board Of Directors

Date 18/11/2003

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that Thomas R. Cardello, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley joined its Board of Directors. The ISE Board consists of 15 members, seven industry directors and eight non-industry directors. Dr. Cardello will serve as the representative of ISE's Competitive Market Makers (CMMs).
entory: Internet Access To Patent Data Of The European Patent Office - New Software For Efficient Research Into Patent Information

Date 18/11/2003

entory, a Deutsche Börse Group company, has developed an access function that makes patent data available to the public free of charge. The access function was commissioned by the European Patent Office. Via the European Patent Office's new Webservice OPS (Open Patent Services), companies that have applied for patents or wish to make use of patent information can research the Patent Office's databases INPADOC and esp@cenet. The Open Patent Service of the European Patent Office is one of
Clearstream's CreationOnline Service Launches New Features - Number Of Customers Using Service Shows High Growth Rates

Date 18/11/2003

Clearstream announced important new features to its CreationOnline reporting and enquiry service including enhancements in reporting, online query and instruction functionalities. 15 new enhancements have been introduced including multi-user capability; multi-criteria queries; back-to-back transaction linking and information on multiple depositories for securities listed on several exchanges. These new features have been developed following direct feedback from existing users and were l
Chicago Stock Exchange Appoints David Whitcomb To Newly Created Chief Regulatory Officer Position

Date 18/11/2003

The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (CHX) yesterday announced the appointment of David C. Whitcomb, Jr. as Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer of the Exchange. In that role, Whitcomb will be responsible for overseeing the work of all market regulation programs at the Exchange.