Euronext launches the Euronext BeNe 40 Equal Weight Index

The index is composed of the 40 most traded shares of the Belgian and Dutch markets

Amsterdam and Brussels, 28 September 2015 – Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced the launch of the Euronext® BeNe 40 Equal Weight index, an index reflecting the 40 most traded companies included in the BEL 20® and AEX® indices.

The index is composed of the 40 most traded companies included in the BEL 20 and the AEX and will be rebalanced to equal weight at each quarterly review. The Euronext BeNe 40 Equal Weight index will be calculated as a price index, net return index, gross return index and an excess return index. The index is calculated and published every 15 seconds.

The index is designed to act as an underlying for exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other investable products, such as structured products. For a complete overview of the constituents, see below.

“This newly launched index illustrates our efforts and commitment to respond quickly to the market’s needs and underscores the strength of Euronext’s indices as an underlying for all types of products,” explains Michael Hodgson, Head of Licensing, Market and Global Sales at Euronext. “Additionally, the new index will help investors to gain better insight in the overall performance of the Dutch and Belgian stock markets.”

Euronext is also pleased to announce it has licensed the index to Natixis for the creation of Structured Notes.

Eric Le Brusq, Global Head of Equity Derivatives Sales & Financial Engineering for Natixis,added: “This index will bring a simple and direct access to the best traded shares of both the Belgian and the Dutch market. It is a real trigger for all investors in the area, and a real pleasure for Natixis to be partner of Euronext to promote this unique underlying.”

Composition of the index

Isin Code	Country	Name
LU0323134006	NL	ARCELORMITTAL
NL0011333752	NL	ALTICE
NL0010773842	NL	NN GROUP
NL0010672325	NL	AHOLD KON
NL0010558797	NL	OCI
NL0010273215	NL	ASML HOLDING
NL0009739424	NL	TNT EXPRESS
NL0009432491	NL	VOPAK
NL0009294552	NL	DELTA LLOYD
NL0006144495	NL	RELX
NL0000852580	NL	BOSKALIS WESTMIN
NL0000852564	NL	AALBERTS INDUSTR
NL0000400653	NL	GEMALTO
NL0000395903	NL	WOLTERS KLUWER
NL0000379121	NL	RANDSTAD
NL0000303709	NL	AEGON
NL0000303600	NL	ING GROEP
NL0000009827	NL	DSM KON
NL0000009538	NL	PHILIPS KON
NL0000009355	NL	UNILEVER DR
NL0000009165	NL	HEINEKEN
NL0000009132	NL	AKZO NOBEL
NL0000009082	NL	KPN KON
GB00B03MLX29	NL	ROYAL DUTCH SHELLA
FR0010208488	FR	ENGIE
FR0000124711	NL	UNIBAIL-RODAMCO
BE0974268972	BE	BPOST
BE0974264930	BE	AGEAS
BE0974256852	BE	COLRUYT
BE0003884047	BE	UMICORE
BE0003826436	BE	TELENET GROUP
BE0003810273	BE	PROXIMUS
BE0003797140	BE	GBL
BE0003793107	BE	AB INBEV
BE0003764785	BE	ACKERMANS V.HAAREN
BE0003739530	BE	UCB
BE0003593044	BE	COFINIMMO
BE0003565737	BE	KBC
BE0003562700	BE	DELHAIZE GROUP
BE0003470755	BE	SOLVAY

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