U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. To Visit New York Stock Exchange On Tuesday, August 1, 2006 For First New York Public Appearance Since Taking Office

Date 26/07/2006

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., the nation’s 74^th Treasury Secretary, will visit the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006. His visit to the Exchange will mark his first public appearance in New York since being sworn into office on July 10 in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G Roberts.

“We look forward to welcoming Treasury Secretary Paulson to the New York Stock Exchange and are especially pleased that he chose to begin his day on the familiar ground of the world’s leading financial marketplace,” said John A. Thain, CEO, NYSE Group Inc. (NYSE: NYX).

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