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Secretary Of State For The Economy, David Vegara, To Inaugurate The First Forum Of Medium And Small Caps - The Closing Act, Which Will Take Place On July 7th , Will Be Presided Over By Manuel Conthe, Chairman Of CNMV

Date 05/07/2005

Tomorrow, July 6th , Secretary of State for the Economy, David Vegara, will inaugurate the First “MedCap” Forum of Medium and Small capitalisation companies, hosted by BME, Spanish Exchanges, which will take place on the 6th and 7th of July. The closing act, to take place on July 7th, will be presided over by Manuel Conthe, Chairman of CNMV.

In its first gathering, the Forum will bring together 50 medium and small capitalisation companies listed on the Spanish stock exchange as well as over 240 national and international analysts and investors and outstanding personalities from the Spanish financial industry.

The agenda will alternate sectoral panels with round tables on such matters of public interest as transparency, liquidity, corporate governance or the role of technology in the relations between companies and investors.

During the Forum, bilateral meetings will take place between companies and investors which will offer deeper insight into these companies’ current situation and prospects.

The hosting of this Forum is part of the” Medium and Small Caps Project”, which encompasses a set of initiatives meant to boost the visibility, liquidity and capacity for innovation of these companies. Besides the launching of the IBEX MEDIUM CAP® and IBEX SMALL CAP® indices, the Project offers a close look at different international case studies regarding supply and demand for medium liquidity stocks and its possible adaptation to the Spanish trading model.

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