NYSE Euronext Acknowledges Receipt Of Proposed Merger Agreement From Nasdaq OMX Group And Intercontinentalexchange Inc.

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today confirmed receipt of a proposed merger agreement from the Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE). The Board of Directors of NYSE Euronext will review it in due course, consistent with its fiduciary duties and its obligations under its previously announced business combination agreement with Deutsche Boerse AG (XETRA:DB1).