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London Stock Exchange Group Trading Statement For The Three Months Ended 31 December 2006 - Unaudited Results For The Three And Nine Months Ended 31 December 2006 And Unaudited Earnings Per Share For The 12 Months Ended 31 December

Date 09/01/2007

London Stock Exchange Group plc (“the Exchange”) today issued its quarterly trading statement for the three months and nine months ended 31 December 2006 (“Q3”) together with earnings per share on a calendarised basis for the 12 months ended 31 December 2006. All figures for the current year are unaudited.

In summary, the Exchange delivered an excellent financial performance, with strong growth continuing in all major business areas in the third quarter, compared to the same quarter last year:
  • Main Market new issues increased 39 per cent to 50 and there was a 68 per cent increase in the average size of each Main Market IPO
  • Average daily SETS bargains up 57 per cent to 342,000, significantly outperforming the February 2006 SETS growth forecast
  • Total terminals up 14,000 since Q3 last year to a record 113,000 at end of December 2006, including an 8,000 rise in the number of professional terminals
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