Tokyo Stock Exchange Postpones The Initial Trading Date Of The September 2000 Contract Of 5-Year JGB Futures

The Tokyo Stock Exchange decided to postpone the initial trading date of the September 2000 contract of 5-year JGB Futures, relying on the provisos of the articles 3.2 and 3.3 of Business Regulation and Order Acceptance Agreement of Japanese Government Bond Futures. The exact date of the postponed initial trading date will be notified again.