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							ABA Fall Meeting             Market of
NYSE Euronext                Choice
NYSE Alternext

   October 2007


 ONE MARKET,
 ONE MARKET,
 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES.SM
 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES.SM     June
                               2007
NYSE Euronext – Global Exchange Leadership
 Global Exchange
  -   1st Transatlantic Marketplace
  -   Largest exchange by market capitalization of listed companies: $30.8 trillion
  -   80 of the 100 largest companies globally
  -   The world’s largest liquidity pool
  -   Listing venue of choice: over 4,000 listings from 55 countries

 Global Source of Capital Raising

 Premier Brand

 Diversified Product Offering

 Financial Strength
  -   A listed company: $20bn market capitalization
  -   AA rated


 High Investor Confidence - Sound Governance and Regulatory
 Frameworks


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      Global Choice of Listing Venues & Products
        Flexible Listing Venues Complement Capital Market Objectives

                                     NYSE Euronext
                                                                               Strategic Relationships


             Americas                                                 Europe
                                                                                                            Asia
 The world’s largest equity market                            Gateway to the Euro-zone
                                                                                                   Tokyo Stock Exchange
                                                                                                     Strategic alliance


                                                                                                   National Stock Exchange of India
                                                                                                     5% equity stake
NYSE                  NYSE Arca                    Euronext*              Alternext
  Cash Equities          Cash Equities               Cash Equities          Cash Equities
  Fixed Income                                       Bonds                  DRs
                         Equity Options
  ETFs                                               ETFs
                         ETFs                                                         Liffe
  DRs                                                Certificates
                         DRs                                                             Derivatives
                                                     Warrants
                                                     DRs



* Former stock exchanges of Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon
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Euronext’s competitive position in Europe
     MARKET CAPITALISATION

 European cash equity market capitalisation                                                               TRADING VOLUMES
                                                                                                                     (full year 2006)
                    (end H1 2007)

                  Borsa Italiana                                            2,500                                                                                          120
                      7%
            OMX                                                                                                                                                            100
            8%                        Euronext                              2,000




                                                   Value traded € billion
                                        28%                                                                                                                                80




                                                                                                                                                                                 Million trades
                                                                            1,500
    SWX
                                                                                                                                                                           60
     8%
                                                                            1,000
                                                                                                                                                                           40

 Spanish                                                                     500
                                                                                                                                                                           20
Exchanges
   10%                                                                         0                                                                                           0
                                                                                    Euronext   London Stock   Deutsche      Spanish     Borsa Italiana   OMX   SWX Group
                                                                                                 Exchange      Börse       Exchanges
 Deutsche Börse                     London Stock
      13%                                                                                                                Turnover   Trades
                                      Exchange
                                        26%



• Largest equity market in Europe
• Largest trading platform in Europe
Source: Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)

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Listing requirements – overview

                                      * Minimum 25% shares distributed to the public
                                      * Three-year track record required (exemption for funds)
            EU regulated main         * IFRS, US GAAP or recognised accounting standards
Euronext    market for large, mid &
            small caps                Ongoing obligations
                                      * Audited FY and audited/un-audited half-year accounts
                                      * Timely disclosure


                                      * Two-year track record (exemption for funds)
                                      * IFRS, US GAAP or local GAAP with reconciliation table

            Exchange-regulated        Ongoing obligations less demanding
Alternext   market for mid & small    * Audited FY accounts, un-audited half-year reports
            sized companies           * Simplified reporting methods
                                      * Timely disclosure




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   Alternext -
the SME market
Alternext – the SME market
Why Alternext?
   More than 1m €uro-zone SMEs eligible…
   …but substantially fewer than 1% listed!

Alternext is an exchange-regulated market;

   Designed for small and mid sized companies

   Simplified listing rules and ongoing obligations

   Open for companies from all sectors and countries

   Launched mid-2005

   Broad €uro-zone access
      Same four-country trading platform for Euronext and Alternext



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Alternext – key listing requirements
 2 year company track record (exempt for funds)
 IFRS or US GAAP
     Audited FY accounts, un-audited 6 months report
 Choice of market access:
           Public offering                                  Private placement
  Access to retail and/or qualified investors            Access to qualified investors only
    Minimum free float: € 2.5m                             Minimum placing: € 5m
  Prospectus cleared by regulator                             Offering circular
          EU Prospectus Directive                    Not cleared by regulator; disclosures under
                                                    responsibility of the Listing Sponsor & Issuer

     Fast track dual listing through recognised market status
     Access via offering circular for companies listed on another market

 Use of Listing Sponsor mandatory

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   Alternext – sector breakdown*
Alternext has achieved its target as a broad marketplace for SMEs

                 Oil & Gas
           Basic Materials

              Construction
               Electronics

        Business Services
          Other Industrials

         Consumer Goods

                     Health
       Consumer Services

     Telecommunications
                    Utilities

                 Financials
               Technology

                            0.0%    2.0%    4.0%     6.0%     8.0%     10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0%



* Market capitalisation, Jan 2007 - ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark)


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Alternext – market structure and liquidity
 Alternext today
 Number listed companies                                  109
 Total market capitalisation                          € 5.9 billion
 Average deal size                                      € 9.5m
 Deal size range                                   € 2.7m to € 34m
 Sector breakdown                            All ICB* sectors represented

 Alternext vs AIM
                                                                 Alternext                                AIM
 Trading model                                    Hybrid: option of orderbook or              Mainly market maker dependent
                                                          market maker
 All-share performance since                                   42%                                        15%
 Jan 2006**
 Average market cap (mean)                                          € 54m                                € 91m
 Median market cap                                                  € 39m                                € 31m
 Liquidity***
 Average monthly number of                                            719                                 211
 transactions per stock
 Overall velocity                                                    92%                                  78%
 Percentage of stocks with                                           60%                                  32%
 greater than 50% velocity

Source: Euronext & LSE. * Industry Classification Benchmark **As of 25 July 2007 ***H1 2007

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   Alternext: IPOs and investor base
                      Origin of institutions
                         (as of September 2006)




                            U.S.                                  IPOs:
                            3%
               U.K.                                                 80% institutional investor
               16%                                                  participation, underpinning
  Switzerland                                                       valuations
      2%
 Sweden
   2%                                             Euronext zone   Investors:
    Spain                                             55%
     3%                                                             Institutions from 14 countries
Luxembourg
    5%                                                              Broad continental European
      Italy                                                         institutional take-up
       1%
          Germany                                                   Strong US-UK acceptance
            11%
               Austria       Australia
                1%             1%




                         Alternext: truly pan-European

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Alternext Listing Sponsors
Aélios Finance                  EFI                    KPMG Corporate Finance
Allegra Finance                 Euroland Finance       Leleux Associated Brokers

Amsterdams Effectenkantoor      Exco                   L'Lione & Associés

Arkéon Finance                  Fideuram Wargny        Natexis Bleichroeder

Atout Capital                   First Dutch Capital    Nexfinance
Aurel Leven Securities          Fortis                 Nextcap
Avenir Finance Corporate        Global Equities        NIBC
Banque Degroof                  Grant Thornton         Oddo Corporate Finance
Banque Palatine                 H & Associés           OTC Securities
Banque Privée Fideuram Wargny   IBI                    Petercam
Bryan, Garnier & Co             ING Bank NV            Portzamparc Société de Bourse
Cassagne Goirand et associés    ING Belgium            PricewaterhouseCoopers
CFD Corporate Finance           Intuitu Capital        Rabobank
CIC Banque CIO                  Invest Securities      Résalliance & Associés
Clipperton Finance              IXIS Midcaps           SNS Securities
Close Brothers                  KBC Securities         Société Générale
CM-CIC Securities               Kempen & co            Sodica
Crédit du nord                  Kepler Equities        Teather & Greenwood
                                                       Vizille Capital Finance
Contact details: www.alternext.com


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Why the NYSE Euronext
 European platform?
Why the NYSE Euronext European platform?

Gateway to the €uro-zone + Global Visibility
   • Publicity: cross-border access to investors, customers & business partners
   • Acquisition currency: €uro – a key currency
   • Huge pool of assets under management
   • Single entry point gives broad European access for listing and trading


Leading cross-border exchange with a pan-European reach
   • Top-ranked globally for capital raising
   • Largest central orderbook trading volumes in Europe
   • Largest exchange in Europe by market capitalisation
   • Broad service offering for early stage and mature companies




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