Euronext/NYSE Announcement

Euronext N.V. ("Euronext") and NYSE Group, Inc. ("NYSE") are pleased with the announcement of the position of the Chairmen's Committee of Euronext Regulators on the proposed combination of Euronext and NYSE.

Euronext and NYSE are pleased to note that the regulators have concluded that they are not minded to object to the proposed combination. Euronext and NYSE anticipate that the Committee's final agreement will be forthcoming once Euronext and NYSE have formalized the various undertakings provided in recent correspondence with the Committee and its taskforce.