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BOVESPA And BM&F Integration

Date 27/03/2008

Bovespa Holding S.A. and the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange S.A. - BM&F announced on March 26 that will submit to shareholders a proposal contemplating an integration on the activities of the two companies, which will change into one of the world’s leading fully-integrated, multi-asset class, exchange groups temporarily called "New Exchange".

The New Exchange will bring together two highly efficient and complementary businesses, coupling the strengths of Bovespa Holding in the equities and equity derivatives markets with those of BM&F in financial and commodity futures, spot market FX and securities trading.

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