Warsaw Stock Exchange Conducts Negotiations To Buy An Equity Stake In Aquis Exchange Limited

Warsaw Stock Exchange is conducting negotiations to buy an equity stake of up to 30 percent in Aquis Exchange Limited based in the UK.

- The Polish capital market, which is a key focus of the WSE, has a strong potential for further growth. With a constantly changing environment in the capital markets, diversification of business at international level is a must for our company. Acquisition of organized commodity markets in Poland and investment in Aquis Exchange are examples of the well thought-out and long-term strategy of WSE. - said Adam Maciejewski, President and CEO of WSE.

Aquis Exchange Limited is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, which intends to organize pan-European equities trading market (as Multilateral Trading Facility; MTF) subject to UK regulatory approval. It is set to revolutionise the European trading landscape by its introduction of subscription pricing and innovative order types. The aim of Aquis Exchange is to bring fresh competition into the mature markets of Western Europe in order to lower trading costs.