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WSE: A European IPO Leader - - LSE And WSE Are European Leaders By Number And By Value Of IPOs In Q2 2010 - WSE Ranked First In Europe By Value Of IPOs On The Regulated Market In Q2 2010

Date 12/07/2010

The Warsaw Stock Exchange ranked first by value of IPOs on regulated markets in Q2 2010 according to the latest IPO Watch Europe report prepared by the consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Two of the five largest IPOs on European markets in Q2 took place on the WSE: the debuts of PZU and Tauron.

The value of IPOs on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange totalled EUR 3,139 million, and the value including the alternative market NewConnect was EUR 3,150 million.

European IPO Market in Q2 2010  
Regulated Markets

Exchange

Number of IPOs

Value (€ M)

WSE

7

3,139

LSE

16

2,885

BME

1

1,317

NASDAQ OMX

5

641

Oslo

3

328

SIX Swiss Exchange

2

115

NYSE Euronext

2

27

Deutsche Boerse

-

-

The WSE ranked second after the London Stock Exchange by value and by number of IPOs including alternative markets.

European IPO Market in Q2 2010 
Alternative and Regulated Markets

Exchange

Number of IPOs

Value (€ M)

LSE

27

3,202

WSE

25

3,150

BME

3

1,331

NASDAQ OMX

5

641

Oslo

5

331

Luxembourg

10

183

SIX Swiss Exchange

2

115

NYSE Euronext

10

56

Deutsche Boerse

2

5

Wiener Boerse

-

-

The two exchanges, the LSE and the WSE, dominated the market by value of IPOs in Q2 and accounted for over 70% of the value of IPOs in Europe.

See Table 1

The WSE’s leading position by number and by value of IPOs in Q2 is a continuation of the dynamic activity on the Warsaw primary market over the last quarters and years. The Warsaw Stock Exchange ranked second in Europe by number of IPOs in Q1 2010 and it was the first in Europe by number of IPOs and the third by value of IPOs in 2009 (regulated and alternative markets).