TOCOM Makes Final Decision That Next Generation System Will Go Live On Schedule

Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc (“TOCOM” or the “Exchange”), Japan’s largest and Asia’s prominent commodity exchange, conducted the very last procedure before the launch of the Next Generation System (NGS) and decided to go live with the NGS as scheduled on May 7. The examination has been conducted based on the “Procedures before Launch of Next Generation System”, which was approved at the board of directors meeting on February 17, 2009. The Exchange’s President & CEO, Masaaki Nangaku, made the final decision after having reviewed the final migration check.