NYSE Alternext Celebrates 5th Anniversary -The Tailor-Made Market For SMEs - 133 Companies Listed And €2.3 Billion Raised To Date

NYSE Euronext is today celebrating the fifth anniversary of NYSE Alternext, an exchange-regulated market with lighter regulatory requirements that is tailor-made for small and medium-size businesses.

Launched on 17 May 2005, NYSE Alternext is designed to offer SMEs easier access to the stock market. Listing and trading requirements are simplified and thus satisfy investors' need for transparency and controlled disclosure. NYSE Alternext has proven a growing success from the start, providing small and medium-sized businesses from all sectors with effective support at each stage in their development.

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