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SWX Swiss Exchange - Trading Remains Open

Date 12/09/2001

In the aftermath of the tragic events in the United States, the SWX Swiss Exchange has been continuously assessing the situation since yesterday afternoon. In concurrence with major market participants and other European securities exchanges, trading on the SWX Swiss Exchange remained open yesterday, and today commenced as usual at 09:00 am.

The US share issues, derivatives on US stocks, as well as certain investment companies traded on SWX shall not be traded as long as the US exchanges remain closed.

Trading in SWX-listed issues on virt-x shall continue without restriction.

The management and staff of the SWX Swiss Exchange are deeply shaken by the unconscionable suffering that has befallen so many people - among them employees of financial institutions that are participants in SWX and virt-x. Our thoughts go out to the families of the victims of this unprecedented series of terrorist acts