Euronext Brussels Awards 2022

Brussels – 19 January 2023 – Euronext Brussels awarded the best performing listed companies and market members during its New Year’s event. This year’s winners are:

Award Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sustainable Growth Award	D’Ieteren Group	WDP	Aedifica
BEL 20 Company of the year	Elia	argenx	AB Inbev
BEL Mid Company of the year	Euronav	Exmar	Barco
BEL Small Company of the year	Texaf	Vastned Belgium	Wereldhave
Legal Firm of the year	Allen & Overy	Linklaters	Eubelius
Equity Finance House of the year	KBC Securities	BNP Paribas Fortis	Belfius
Bond Finance House of the year	Belfius	Deutsche Bank	BNP Paribas Fortis
ESG Bond Finance House of the year	Belfius	Deutsche Bank	KBC Securities
BelIR – Euronext Broker of the year	KBC Securities	Kepler Cheuvreux	Degroof Petercam
Cash Markets Brokerage House of the year	Morgan Stanley	JP Morgan	Merrill Lynch (a Bank of America Company)
Cash Markets Belgian Brokerage House of the year	KBC Securities	Belfius	Keytrade Bank
Cash Markets SME Liquidity Provider of the year	KBC Securities	Rothschild Martin Maurel	Degroof Petercam

Notes to Editors:

These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
The Sustainable Growth Award distinguishes the companies that have shown the strongest sustainable growth over the last decade. The award is granted to the company which has the best result in the combined ranking of their ESG score (sources: Reuters and Sustainalytics) on one side and their stock price performance over the last 10 year on the other side.
Performance for listed companies means the strongest increase in market capitalisation within the indicated peer group over the year 2022.
The Equity/Bond/Bond ESG Finance House awards are based on the number of equity/bond transactions listed on Euronext Brussels, weighted for the amount, advisory role and type of transaction involved.
The Brokerage House awards are granted to the members who accounted for the highest volumes on the Euronext Brussels securities market in the respective segments.
The Legal Firm Award is based on the number of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) and Equity Capital Markets (ECM) transactions listed on Euronext Brussels, weighted for the amount, advisory role and type of transaction involved.
The BelIR – Euronext Broker of the year award is granted to the Belgian broker obtaining the highest performance score in a survey conducted among listed companies by BelIR, the Belgian Investor Relations Association. Listed companies were asked to assess analyst coverage, corporate access, equity sales, as well as the overall information they were provided with.
The SME Liquidity Provider award is granted to the member who accounted for the highest liquidity providing volume on companies with market cap < 1 billion €.
The Derivatives Markets award is granted to the members who accounted for the highest number of contracts traded on the Euronext Brussels derivatives market.

CONTACTS media – mediateam@euronext.com
Pascal Brabant (Brussels)	+32 2 620 15 50	pbrabant@euronext.com

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