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Namur

Euronext Bruxelles fête la cotation des obligations (Medium Term Notes) émises par la ville de Namur. Le Bourgmestre de Namur, Maxime Prévot, a sonné la cloche d’ouverture de marchés en présence des représentants de Belfius.

Gong marks Remembrance Day and Liberation Day

Amsterdams 4 en 5 mei comité visits Beursplein 5 to sound the gong for Remembrance Day and Liberation Day.

The Amsterdam committee is commissioned by the City of Amsterdam and is responsible for organizing the Remembrance Day May 4 and Liberation Day May 5 program. Through a joint effort by many parties, the program consists of more than 250 activities. In addition to the National Memorial on Dam Square on May 4, there are activities like commemorations in the city, remembrance events in theaters, cinemas or concert halls, Open Jewish Houses and Houses of Resistance, Liberty Meals and the Liberation Festival in the Westerpark. Member of the board Amsterdams 4 en 5 mei comité and managing director of the Johan Cruyff Foundation, Carole Thate, opens trading.

For more information: www.4en5meiamsterdam.nl

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Jong Ondernemen visits Beursplein 5

Jong Ondernemen Foundation (Young entrepreneurs foundation) visits Beursplein 5 to sound the gong.

The student company KnifeCleaner, creators of a professional knives cleaner, sound the gong together with Arko Veefkind, director of the foundation Jong Ondernemen. KnifeCleaner registered at the Chamber of Commerce recently, still during the entrepreneurship program of the foundation.

Jong Ondernemen is an entrepreneurial organization that allows young people to undertake during their school period and provides entrepreneurship programs at all educational levels. Through continuous learning and close involvement from business annually almost 26,000 pupils and students from primary school to university develop entrepreneurial skills. Jong Ondernemen is made possible by ABN AMRO, APG, CCHO, Delta Lloyd, ExxonMobil, ING, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, SME Service Desk, MN, NAM, NBA, PWC, SNS REAAL Fonds Twinfield, Van Lanschot and VNO-NCW.

For more information: www.jongondernemen.nl

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Klinkenberg Traders celebrates 15th anniversary

In honor of the 15th anniversary of Klinkenberg Traders, Mark Meinen, Director Emissions trading, sounds the closing gong.

Klinkenberg Traders was founded in 1999 as a trading company in stock options. With a small specialist team Klinkenberg Traders nowadays trades in equities, derivatives, hard metal options and carbon emission trading.

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Kendrion Executive Committee opens trading

CEO of Kendrion, Piet Veenema, sounds the gong together with the Executive Committee and opens trading at Euronext Amsterdam.

The Executive Committee sounds the gong in preparation of the publication of the first quarter results which will be published on 8 May 2014.

Kendrion develops, manufactures and markets innovative electromagnetic and mechatronic systems and components for customers all over the world. Kendrion's operations are carried out by the Division Industrial and the Division Automotive. Kendrion has leading positions in a number of business-to-business niche markets. Germany is Kendrion's main market, although other countries are becoming increasingly important.

For more information: www.kendrion.com

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Euronext celebrates the World Wish Day in Lisbon

On Tuesday, April 29, representatives from the Make-A-Wish Foundation rang the bell on Euronext markets in Europe to celebrate the World Wish Day.

The NYSE Euronext Foundation is a longtime supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Lisbon welcomes two children whose wishes are granted. And the Director of Make a Wish Portugal rang the closing bell. 

Les élèves de lycées d'Ile-de-France sont invités à ouvrir les marchés européens à Paris

Dans le cadre de l’initiative groupe Corporate Responsibility, Euronext a le plaisir de poursuivre son partenariat en France avec l’association Entreprendre Pour Apprendre.

Les jeunes entrepreneurs de différents établissement d'Ile-de-France ont donc été conviés par Euronext à venir présenter leur projet et à se préparer au concours régional qui se tiendra en juin prochain. Ils ont débuté cette journée par l'ouverture des marchés européens.

Make-A-Wish The Netherlands sounds gong on World Wish Day

CEO of Make-A-Wish The Netherlands, Peter Douwes, sounds the gong for World Wish Day together with volunteers and area ambassadors. The bells are also sounded for this occasion at the other Euronext exchange locations.

Every year on the 29th of April Make-A-Wish celebrates World Wish Day all over the world. In 1980 the first wish was granted to the 7-years old Chris, he suffered from leukemia. The whole village contributed enthusiasm to fulfil his dearest wish: being a cop. Make-A-Wish The Netherlands is founded in 1989 and annually fulfills more than 500 dearest wishes of children between 3 and 18 years with a life-threatening illness. Fulfilling a wish means a world of difference for these children and provides them and their family with hope and strength for the future.

For more information: www.makeawishnederland.org

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M. Peter Crosby, Président directeur général de Mainstay Medical ouvre le 1er jour de bourse sur Euronext Paris

Mainstay est une société irlandaise de dispositifs médicaux qui développe un dispositif implantable innovant de neurostimulation, ReActiv8, pour les personnes souffrant de lombalgie chronique invalidante.

La lombalgie chronique se définit généralement par une lombalgie pour laquelle la douleur persiste pendant plus de trois mois.La lombalgie est l’une des principales causes de limitation de l’activité et d’absence au travail dans les pays développés, faisant peser un poids économique significatif sur les individus, les familles, la société, l’économie et les gouvernements. La Société estime que dans près de 7% de l’ensemble des cas de lombalgie, la douleur persiste plus de trois mois.

ReActiv8 constitue une nouvelle approche du traitement de la lombalgie chronique. ReActiv8 est un dispositif implantable conçu pour stimuler électriquement les nerfs qui commandent les principaux muscles stabilisateurs de la colonne lombaire, le muscle transversaire épineux. ReActiv8 se fonde sur l’hypothèse que la stimulation électrique du nerf qui innerve la branche médiale du rameau dorsal pour provoquer des contractions du muscle transversaire épineux peut aider à réactiver le contrôle musculaire et ainsi conduire à une amélioration de la stabilité de la colonne vertébrale et une réduction des effets de la lombalgie chronique.

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter : www.mainstay-medical.com

Euronext Brussels celebrated World Wish Day

On 29 April 2014 Euronext Brussels celebrated World Wish Day with Sofie

Make-A-Wish France, Maison Lenôtre et Victor, enfant Vœu, célebrent le World Wish Day à Euronext Paris

Euronext soutient l'association Make-A-Wish France qui réalise les vœux d'enfants gravement malades. A l'occasion des célébrations de la 5ème édition du World Wish Day, Make-A-Wish France est invité à célébrer l'anniversaire du premier vœu réalisé. Une cérémonie aura lieu avec Victor, l'enfant vœu du jour, qui sera mis à l'honneur. Victor a réalisé son voeu en avril avec le soutien de la Maison Lenôtre: «Je veux apprendre à pâtisser avec un Chef».

National Maritime Museum celebrates one millionth visitor

Het Scheepvaartmuseum (The National Maritime Museum) in Amsterdam welcomed the one millionth visitor to the museum since the re-opening 2.5 years ago. Between 2007 and 2011 the museum was closed for the public, because it underwent a large remodeling and renovation project. Deputy Director, Ric van Wijk, sounds the gong.

Students of the school ‘CSG Ulbe van Houten’ were the lucky ones. They visited the museum for an educational program and were surprised by the museum staff. The National Maritime Museum, with its 13 exhibitions, explores the role of the sea in the becoming of the Netherlands. Visitors can discover the Dutch maritime past and present and step aboard the replica ship Amsterdam ( East Indiaman) and experience a real sailor’s life.

For more information: www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl

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Euronext and De Financiële Telegraaf launch Orange Index

By sounding the gong Euronext and De Financiële Telegraaf (DFT) launch the new AEX DFT Oranje Index (AEX DFT Orange Index).

The AEX DFT Oranje Index contains a cross section of companies of Dutch origin with a rich history. At its launch, the Oranje Index is made up of sixteen Dutch listings with the holding or a significant business unit bearing the Royal predicate. This applies to the listings of Royal Dutch Shell, Philips, Ahold, KPN, DSM, Vopak, Boskalis, Air France-KLM, Post NL, BAM, Imtech, Ten Cate, Wessanen, Reesink, Brill and Porceleyne Fles.

The Oranje Index caters to the continual interest among private investors for renowned Dutch companies. This group of investors can now closely track the performance of this cross section of the Amsterdam exchange alongside the AEX main index and other leading international indices. During the trading day, investors can follow the index in real-time via the websites aex.nl and dft.nl, as well as via the daily quotations page in De Financiële Telegraaf newspaper.

De Telegraaf is listed on Euronext Amsterdam as a part of the Telegraaf Media Group (ticker symbol: TMG). Editor in Chief De Telegraaf, Sjuul Paradijs, and Chief De Financiële Telegraaf, Ronald Veerman, sound the gong.

For more information: www.aex.nl

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EnterNext accueille Theraclion sur le marché Alternext à Paris

Theraclion est spécialisé dans le développement, la fabrication et la commercialisation d’équipements médicaux d’échothérapie associant thérapie par ultrasons focalisés (HIFU) et monitoring par échographie. La société propose l’Echopulse, un appareil destiné au traitement non-invasif et ambulatoire de l’adénofibrome du sein et des nodules thyroïdiens.

Le groupe Manitou célèbre le 30e anniversaire de sa cotation en bourse

Le groupe Manitou se reconnait de plein droit dans la définition de l’ETI* : groupe industriel français de 3 200 collaborateurs dont plus de la moitié en France, Manitou a réalisé son chiffre d’affaires à 75% à l’international en 2013. Depuis ses origines, le groupe conçoit, assemble et distribue des solutions de manutention, biens d’équipement, dans le monde entier pour les marchés de la construction, de l’agriculture et des industries. Là où il est nécessaire de lever, de charger, de placer ou de stocker, on y trouve un chariot élévateur, un chariot télescopique ou une nacelle Manitou. Le groupe Manitou s'appuie sur la qualité, l'innovation et la fiabilité de ses produits ainsi que sur son expertise et son savoir-faire.                         

*ETI : Entreprise de Taille Intermédiaire

Presidency of the FEB-VBO 2014-2017

Euronext Brussels celebrated the new Presidency of the FEB-VBO 2014-2017. Michèle Sioen, the new President rang the Opening Bell on 24 April 2014

Gong marks kick-off LOEY Awards 2014

The 2013 LOEY Award winners, Valentijn Bras (Scoupy) and Rogier Thewessen (StudentenWerk), sound the gong to kick-off the LOEY Awards 2014 that will take place on 3 September.

The LOEY Award is an independent award for the best entrepreneurs in the Dutch online industry and is established to promote and encourage online entrepreneurship. The innovative strength of this industry is enormous and the importance of online entrepreneurs for the Dutch economy is evident. By announcing successful entrepreneurs, the LOEY awards contribute to further development of online initiatives and partnerships. The 2014 winners will visit Euronext Amsterdam on 5 September.

For more information: www.loeyawards.nl

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Gong ceremony marks first edition of Eye on index investing

In honour of the first edition of Eye on index investing, moderator of the event, Annette van Soest, sounds the gong. Eye on index investing is an event focusing on ETFs and index funds, which has been set up on the initiative of iShares, Vanguard, Think ETF’s, State Street Global Advisors, and ETF Securities, in cooperation with Euronext. The purpose of the event is to increase knowledge of ETFs and index products.

Worldwide there has been a sharp rise in the use of index products and ETFs over the past two years. Using these investment products effectively on a day-to-day basis requires a thorough knowledge of their specific features and the potential they provide. Europe alone expects to see growth of between 15 and 20%, distributed among various investor segments; the current focus is on the preferences of retail investors in relation to ETFs and index funds. The event consists of both online and live meetings. Top speakers from the Netherlands and abroad will discuss current trends and visions of the future of ETFs and index funds via interactive webcasts. A limited number of tickets for the live event in Amsterdam on 8 May is available for investment industry professionals.

Moderator, Annette van Soest, sounds the gong in the company of Gert-Jan Verhagen (iShares), Martijn Rozemuller (Think ETF’s), Philippe Roset (ETF Securities), Jasper Bugter (SPDR), Koen Hoogenhout (Vanguard) and Roger van Elderen (Euronext).
 

For more information: www.eyeonindexinvesting.nl

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