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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - Boardwalk Equities Inc

Date 30/04/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Friday, April 30, 2004: The shareholders of Boardwalk Equities Inc. (TSX:BEI) have approved a plan whereby the company will be converted into an income trust, Boardwalk REIT. As a result, Boardwalk Equities Inc. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Financials and the S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate
SEC Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2005

Date 30/04/2004

The Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act requires that the Commission make annual adjustments to the rates for fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement

Date 30/04/2004

Ghana- Removal of Ashanti Goldfields Co. from Frontier Index Coverage
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 30/04/2004

As of 1 May 2004, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Removal of Gucci Group NV (ADR) And Share Increase For WMC Resources Ltd (ADR) In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 30/04/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P ADR Indices, effective at the close of trading on Tuesday, May4, 2004: Gucci Group NV (ADR) (Netherlands, NYSE: GUC, CUSIP: 401566104, Sedol: 2385824) will be removed from the S&P ADR Index as a result of its acquisition of more than 99% of its shares by Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA. WMC Resources Limited (ADR) (Australia, NYSE: WMC, CUSIP: 92928R106, Sedol: 2127424) shares will increase by 1,222,332 shares to 285,232

NZX Discipline Rules & Listing Rules To Become Effective From 3 May 2004

Date 30/04/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is delighted to announce that the Minister of Commerce, the Hon Margaret Wilson, has advised that the NZX Discipline Rules and the miscellaneous NZSX and NZDX Listing Rule changes have not been disallowed under the Securities Markets Act 1988. These new Rules, along with the NZX Participant Rules and the NZX Futures & Options Rules will come into force on 3 May 2004.
NZX Considering Options In Registry Business In New Zealand

Date 30/04/2004

In response to speculation in the market, New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to announce that it is assessing the feasibility of entering the commercial registry landscape in New Zealand and competing on an equal footing with other registry providers.
NZX Clarifies Position On CCH Facility And Registry Initiative

Date 30/04/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) would like to confirm that its recent announcement regarding potential development of a commercial registry in New Zealand is entirely unrelated to the Central Clearing House Facility (CCH Facility) that was proposed earlier this year.
NYBOT's World Ethanol Futures Contract To Start Trading Next Friday, May 7th

Date 30/04/2004

The World Ethanol contract at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) begins trading in just one week, with the futures contract launching on Friday, May 7th, and the options on the following Monday, May 10th.
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania: Another Active Month At The Exchange

Date 30/04/2004

While the beginning of April was marked with a further rise of stock prices and new records in index values, increasing supply of shares and price correction were observed in the second half of the month. However, trading in shares remained active: share turnover of the month under review reached LTL 208.2 million (Eur 60.30 m). It is a record monthly share turnover of the year and one of the top monthly values during the past several years. Tender offer for Vakaru Skirstomieji Tinklai AB shares