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Amsterdam Young Citizen of the Year

Amsterdam Young Citizen of the Year 2016 visits Beursplein 5

Jeremy de Bel is Amsterdam Young Citizen of the Year 2016 and to celebrate this he sounds the gong at Beursplein 5. The Amsterdam Young Citizen of the Year is no less than 3 times a week in the kitchen of social restaurant Resto van Harte. The judges praised that he contributes so much and is involved in the whole proces

The Stadmakertjes Foundation (‘little citymakers’) organized this junior election for the fifth time. The city of Amsterdam and Rabobank support the initiative financially. In the last couple of months, everyone in Amsterdam could nominate his or her little hero, in the ages of 8 to 15 years. A jury chose the top 10 and the winner. The most important selection criterion: the winner should be someone who works selflessly on behalf of the cause, and has to set an example for others.

For more information: www.stadmakertjes.nl

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Dutch IR Awards 2017

Winners of the Dutch IR Awards 2017 sound the gong at Beursplein 5

The winners of the Dutch IR Awards 2017 pay a visit to Beursplein 5 to sound the gong. Sonya Ghobrial, Head of Investor Relations Heineken, sounds the gong.

For the tenth consecutive year, the Netherlands Association for Investor Relations (NEVIR) awarded Dutch listed companies and professionals who excel in Investor Relations during the Dutch IR Awards 2017.

NEVIR is the professional representative body and advocacy organization for investor relations officers and consultants at Dutch public companies. More than two-thirds of the listed companies at Euronext Amsterdam are a member of the NEVIR.

For more information: www.nevir.nl

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Dynamic Credit

Dynamic Credit visits Beursplein 5

Merijn Bosman, portfolio manager mortgage loans of Dynamic Credit, sounds the opening gong at the Amsterdam exchange, in celebration of the opening of the direct channel between the international capital markets and the Dutch mortgage market.

Dynamic Credit, as asset manager and direct lender, wants to create a better match between savings and credit. To this end it has set up a customised route for institutional investors to benefit from the interesting spread at relatively low risk  of the Dutch mortgage market. Through this route Dynamic Credit then channels funding of mortgage loans directly to Dutch consumers who want to finance their house. Dynamic Credit manages more than EUR 7.5 billion in mortgage mandates, of which more than 5 billion has been issued.

Dynamic Credit is the first asset manager to successfully set up a direct link between the capital market and the Dutch mortgage market.

For more information: www.dynamiccredit.com

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IMC Weekendschool

IMC Weekendschool visits Beursplein 5

IMC Weekend School sounds the gong in honor of the launch of a new team at their Amsterdam-West location. The team’s learning programme will not only be updated, but the new location will also be the breeding ground for an organizational innovation, where the so-called shared leadership is central. The team is accompanied by three alumni who act as ambassadors for IMC Weekend School.

IMC Weekend School provides supplementary education for motivated children aged ten to fourteen from underprivileged neighborhoods. The objective is to improve the future prospects for the students by offering them an inspiring glimpse into numerous disciplines such as business, medicine, astronomy and art. Volunteer experts serve as guest teachers. Students come into contact with a broad group of professionals who share their knowledge and skills while working together with the students.

For more information: www.imcweekendschool.nl

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Verenigde Nederlandse Compagnie

Verenigde Nederlandse Compagnie celebrates acquisition by sounding gong

The Verenigde Nederlandse Compagnie (ticker symbol: VNC) opens trading and celebrates the successfully completed acquisition of DGB Energie and De Groene Belangen Behartiger. The acquisition includes a 100% interest and will not lead to a so-called ‘reverse takeover’. Geert Schaaij as CEO will give further substance to the strategy of VNC. Director of DGB Energie, Mark Logtenberg, sounds the gong to symbolically give a go-ahead for further development of the strategy.

DGB Energie is an energy supplier to the agricultural sector of farmers, for farmers. DGB’s roots lie in the agricultural sector. A personal approach, honest energy and market knowledge characterize DGB Energie. With these three key qualities, DGB provides the market with an optimal service.

Verenigde Nederlandse Compagnie  is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, trading under the name 'VNC’. The company aims to participate in, to finance, and to provide services and advice to other companies. VNC will protect shareholders’ interests and facilitate effecting and ensuring the growth ambitions.

For more information: www.verenigdenederlandsecompagnie.nl

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KLM - Safest airline of Europe

KLM sounds gong as safest airline of Europe

KLM, part of the Euronext listed Air France-KLM (ticker symbol: AF), has recently been named safest airline of Europe. On this occasion they visit the Amsterdam exchange and open the trading day.

The appointment is shown in a survey done by the German Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC). The yearly Safety Ranking of the sixty biggest airlines in the world shows that KLM has done exceptionally well in the period between 1986-2016.

In compiling the rankings, JACDEC looks at the ratio of the number of passengers carried, and the number of incidents in the past thirty years. KLM is the only European airline in the top ten, which also includes airlines such as EVA Air, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qantas and Japan Airlines.

For more information: www.klm.com

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Best Supermarket of the Netherlands

Albert Heijn sounds gong for Best Supermarket of the Netherlands

The trading day on the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext is opened by Albert Heijn, winner of the GfK Christmas Report 2016 and thus named the best supermarket in the Netherlands. Albert Heijn is part of the Euronext-listed Ahold Delhaize (ticker symbol: AD). Together with colleagues from a local Albert Heijn store, General Manager Wouter Kolk sounds the gong.

Wouter Kolk: ‘’I'm very proud of all our staff. It’s thanks to them that we were chosen as the best supermarket in the Netherlands. It’s particularly nice, therefore, to strike the gong today together with a few colleagues from the lovely nearby Albert Heijn store, just a stone’s throw away from the Beursplein’’.

Both the Summer and Christmas Report  consider two aspects; performance and appreciation. Albert Heijn has captured the number one spot mainly through good performance in store loyalty; of all supermarket visitors, customers feel most at home at their Albert Heijn supermarket.

For more information: www.ah.nl

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Oddo Forum

Philippe Oddo, Associé gérant Oddo & Cie et son équipe ouvrent les marchés depuis le Forum Oddo à Lyon.

A l'occasion des 20 ans du Forum, l'équipe ODDO et Eric Forest, PDG d'EnterNext ont sonné la cloche pour accueillir les 260 sociétés venues pour rencontrer des investisseurs à Lyon. 

KPN's Finest Contact Foundation

KPN's Finest Contact Foundation and National Foundation for the Elderly visit Beursplein 5

KPN's Finest Contact Foundation, part of the Euronext listed KPN (ticker symbol: KPN), sounds the gong together with the National Foundation for the Elderly. Together  they initiatied ‘The Silver Line’, and have renewed their collaboration and recently . On this occasion they sound the gong and open trading at Beursplein 5.

This initiative is in line with the objectives of KPN's Finest Contact Foundation, primarily aimed at combating loneliness, among the elderly in this case, in the Netherlands. In addition, the Silver Line is vital in gaining information about what is going on in the lives of lonely elderly people and based on this information, the National Foundation for the Elderly may can optimize its service.

The Silver Line is a special service for the elderly. People who sign up get a weekly call from a volunteer from KPN's Silver bus and other volunteers from the call center at the headquarters of the National Foundation for the Elderly. They provide a listening ear, a friendly chat or a good conversation.

For more information: www.kpnmcf.com

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Olympic rowing champions

Olympic rowing champions sound gong with Aegon

Olympic champions Maaike Head and Ilse Paulis, rowers in the lightweight double sculls, open trading at the Amsterdam exchange. They are accompanied by sponsor Aegon (ticker symbol: AGN)

The rowers from the Aegon National rowing team concluded 2016 with the title 'Team of 2016 which was awarded to them at the NOS|NOC*NSF Sports Gala, they were awarded the ‘Andreas Medal’ by the city of Amsterdam and also received a ‘Fanny’ for their outstanding performance. Maaike Head and Ilse Paulis became European Champion, won a World Cup with a world record and won the overall World Cup ranking. During the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the duo became Olympic champions.

Aegon has been supporting the Aegon National rowing team and the Dutch professional rowers to perform optimally since 2010. Aegon also awards the Board Trophy annually, a price for the board of the best performing student rowing club. With this award Aegon promotes optimal sports performance and good governance.

For more information: www.aegon.nl

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NextStage

Introduction en bourse de NextStage sur Euronext

Grégoire Sentilhes, Président et Jean-David Haas, Directeur Général, NextStage AM, sonnent la cloche qui marque l'ouverture des marchés à Paris.

NextStage figure parmi leaders du capital développement en France. La société investit dans un nombre limité de Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (PME) et d’Entreprises de Taille Intermédiaire (ETI) françaises et européennes auxquelles elle apporte une expertise entrepreneuriale d’investisseur et une expérience opérationnelle forte. NextStage accompagne dans la durée ces entreprises non cotées et cotées sur Alternext et Euronext B et C. Elle leur donne les moyens d’accélérer leur développement et leur capacité d’innovation pour devenir les championnes de leurs marchés, tant en France qu’à l’international, par croissance interne et/ou externe.

Basic-Fit

Basic-Fit sounds the gong in support of New year’s resolutions

René Moos, CEO of Euronext listed Basic-Fit (ticker symbol: BFIT), sounds the gong at the start of the new year in support of everyone who tries to fulfil his or her New Year's resolution.

Exercise more and lose weight are two intentions that one usually finds at the top of New Year's resolutions lists. With over 400 fitness clubs, Basic-Fit is the largest value for money fitness chains in Europe and a place where many people will work on their resolutions.

Basic-Fit CEO, René Moos: “We offer an accessible and affordable solution for everyone who wants to lead a fit and active life. Our members get a pass which you can share with your relatives and which gives you access to all our clubs. With our extended opening hours and more than 150 clubs in the Netherlands, there is always a club close-by where you can accomplish your New Year's resolution whilst having fun.”

For more information: www.basic-fit.com

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Euronext wishes you a happy New Year

With the sounding of the gong Euronext wishes you all a prosperous New Year on the first trading day of 2017.

Euronext is the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone with more than 1 300 listed issuers worth close to €3.1 trillion in market capitalization as of end October 2016, an unmatched blue chip franchise consisting of 25 issuers in the EURO STOXX 50® benchmark and a strong diverse domestic and international client base.

Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and derivatives markets. Its total product offering includes Equities, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties. Euronext operates regulated markets, Alternext and the Free Market; in addition it offers EnterNext, which facilitates SMEs’ access to capital markets.

For more information: https://www.euronext.com/en

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Run4Schools

DoubleDividend and Run4Schools sound gong on last trading day

DoubleDividend opens trading with Run4Schools on the last trading day of the year. With the final gong of the year 2016, DoubleDividend likes to draw attention to the runners of Run4Schools. On 15 April 2017, they will run the 56 kilometers of the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, South Africa for this charity.

DoubleDividend bridges financial and social return and fully supports the mission of Stichting Run4Schools. The team of DoubleDividend is composed of a few fanatic runners who frequently run to support charity. “Run4Schools is a beautiful initiative for young South African children. By organizing both in - and after - school sports activities these kids are of the streets and work on a better future. This is financed by the runners for this charity. Today, we are pleased to make these runners more visible with the sound of the gong”, says Marian Hogeslag, partner at DoubleDividend.

For more information: www.doubledividend.nl

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Topsport Amsterdam

Topsport Amsterdam visits Beursplein 5

Topsport Amsterdam organizes the annual Sports Gala of Amsterdam together with the City of Amsterdam. Here the ‘Fanny’ is awarded. This is the award for the ‘Amsterdam Best Athletes of the Year’. Sebastiaan Verschuren, professional swimmer, European Champion and Male Athlete of Amsterdam of 2016, sounds the gong and opens trading.

Topsport Amsterdam gives talented athletes living in Amsterdam the unique opportunity to achieve their goals and ambitions. Through the Centre for Elite Sport and Education (CTO) Amsterdam, they offer these talents a unique opportunity. By playing a key role in attracting and facilitating international top sport events in Amsterdam, they offer these athletes a platform to excel in their own city and thus serve as an incentive for the sport. Brilliant sponsors are, amongst others, Euronext listed KPN and Heineken.

For more information: www.topsportamsterdam.nl

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ASN Sustainable Equity fund

ASN Sustainable Equity fund sounds gong for Gouden Stier

The ASN Sustainable Equity Fund has won the Golden Bull (Gouden Stier) for the third time in a row, this year in the category of sustainable investing. The jury distinguishes the fund by its sustainable strategy and good financial results. The fund proves to have a winning strategy to invest in companies that are devoted to sustainable technology in the future. As said by Diane Griffioen, director ASN Investment Funds, who opens trading by sounding the gong.

The ASN Sustainable Equity Fund invests worldwide in sustainable companies. These companies meet the strict sustainability criteria of the ASN Investment Funds. They have a well thought out strategy for the future. These companies demonstrate that sustainability provides a significant competitive and profitable advantage. The ASN Sustainable Equity Fund was the first fund in the Netherlands that invested on the basis of sustainability criteria in companies in 1993.

For more information: www.asnbank.nl

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AFM and DNB

The AFM and DNB visit Beursplein 5

Dutch financial supervisors the Authority for the Financial Market (AFM) and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) are easing access of innovative services to the market for financial services through a new approach, the "regulatory sandbox". On this occasion they visit the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext and sound the gong.

In the light of the rapid financial-technological developments, they will from now on focus on the real purposes of policies, rules and regulations when assessing innovative products, services or business models and use the scope of the law to provide bespoke solutions. They will also assess whether established policies, rules or regulations require any changes to accommodate for the new developments.

For more information: www.dnb.nl

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Best of Book

Binck sounds gong for Best of Book

Binck (ticker symbol: BINCK) visits the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext to sound the gong. Due to better execution for shares via the Best of Book platform Binck achieved a benefit for her customers of € 5 million over 2016.

Euronext’s Best of Book is a Best Execution service for retail orders. Dedicated liquidity providers offer price improvement for the retail flow, and the service operates within Euronext’s robust and highly regulated Central Order Book. Best of Book covers over 550 stocks.

Best execution for retail investors has become increasingly important and Binck passes the whole benefit on to its customers. "This is consistent with our belief that not just to the transaction fee matters to the customer but rather the quality of the execution makes the ultimate difference for the customer," says Jeroen Sonsma, director Binck Netherlands.

For more information: www.binck.nl

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