NYSE/Euronext Announcement: Joint Statement On Letter From Dutch Minister Of Finance Of The Netherlands, Gerrit Zalm

Euronext N.V. (Euronext) and NYSE Group Inc. (NYSE) are releasing a copy of a letter that has been received end of last week from the Dutch Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, Gerrit Zalm. In this letter, addressed to the representatives of Euronext and of NYSE, the Dutch Minister of Finance states that he "is minded to grant the requested declarations of no-objections and the Exchange Licence", subject to conditions described in the letter.

Appendix: Letter of the Dutch Minister of Finance of the Netherlands.