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TSX Will Not Purchase NBC's Archipelago Stake - Members Exercise First Refusal Rights - Other Discussions Continue

Date 25/08/2003

TSX Group Inc. announced today that it will not be purchasing a 4.85% interest in Archipelago Holdings, LLC (Archipelago) from a subsidiary of National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC).

As previously announced, completion of the purchase was subject to the rights of first refusal held by Class A members of Archipelago, which entitled them to purchase the NBC stake. TSX Group has been notified that several of those members have given notice exercising those rights. Consequently NBC will be required to sell the shares to these current members.

TSX Group and Archipelago are continuing to explore opportunities to serve their common customers more effectively on a North American basis.