Luxembourg regulator approves Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext merger

The Luxembourger market regulator has approved the merger of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. This represents an important supervisory milestone for the merger at Deutsche Börse Group’s important Luxembourg location. This approval was related to the admissibility of the acquisition of important shareholdings in Clearstream companies within Deutsche Börse Group in Luxembourg by the parent company of the new group (Holdco) domiciled in the Netherlands. These include Clearstream International and Clearstream Services, as well as Clearstream Banking as an international settlement institution.

Unification of securities tickers on MICEX and RTS

On 21 November 2011, as a further step towards integration of cash equities markets of MICEX and RTS, tickers of securities admitted to trading on both exchanges will be unified. For this purpose, 35 securities admitted to trading on MICEX Stock Exchange and RTS Stock Exchange will be assigned single tickers.