All Bell ceremonies

Euronext is going Public! In Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels on 20 June 2014

Rijnhard van Tets, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and Dominique Cerutti, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board, sound the gong and ring the bell at the first pan-European market opening ceremony with key members of Management.

Euronext is a pan-European exchange group, offering a diverse range of products and services and combining transparent, efficient and regulated equity, fixed income securities and derivatives markets in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and London. The business comprises: listing, cash trading, derivatives trading, market data & indices, post-trade and market solutions.

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Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers

Equity analyst Tom Muller (68) of Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers is the oldest equity analyst currently working in the Netherlands. With 45 years' experience in the profession, he can justifiably be considered the most experienced equity analyst in the country.

Tom Muller sounds the closing gong at the Amsterdam exchange as part of a surprise celebration marking his 45 years in the profession. Tanja Nagel, CEO of Theodoor Gilissen, presents Tom with the cup for the most experienced equity analyst in the Netherlands, which has been designed especially for the occasion. Theodoor Gilissen is a private bank offering services in the areas of investing, financial planning and financing and has branches in Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen and Rotterdam.

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ETF Securities launches first ETF on MSCI China A with physical replication on Euronext Paris

ETF Securities partnered with E Fund, one of China’s largest asset management companies, to launch Europe’s first physically replicated UCITS exchange traded fund (ETF) tracking the MSCI China A Index. "ETFS-E Fund MSCI China A GO UCITS ETF" is denominated in EUR and listed on Euronext Paris as of today.

This ETF can serve as a tool in a strategic asset allocation; and can also allow investors to gain a tactical exposure to A shares where valuations are still very attractive.
The MSCI China A Index has the broadest and most comprehensive A share stock coverage, with strong historical outperformance compared to other A share benchmarks. Henri Boua, Associate Director for France and Monaco said: “ETFS-E Fund MSCI China A GO UCITS ETF aims to track the performance of the MSCI China A Index that comprises over 460 Chinese stocks and provides more diversified sector coverage than other China A indices which typically have a high concentration in fewer sectors and stocks.”
“ETF Securities is delighted to be working on this product with E Fund, the second largest RQFII Quota holder with approximately RMB27 billion. As one of China’s top asset managers, they have extensive experience in the industry, having previously launched China A Share ETFs in China.”

BAM marks 55th listing anniversary by sounding the gong

Member of the Executive Board of Royal BAM Group, Rob  van Wingerden , marks the 55th anniversary of the BAM listing by sounding the gong.

Royal BAM Group shares have officially been listed on the stock exchange at Beursplein 5 in Amsterdam since 19 June 1959. The shares were provisionally included in the listing from the beginning of March 1959. ‘Very soon the shares of Bataafsche Aanneming Society formerly Fa. J van der Wal & Zoon N.V. will be introduced on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange’, wrote the daily newspaper Telegraaf on 18 February 1959. Meanwhile, BAM has more than 269 million shares outstanding and the total market capitalisation at the end of 2013 was just over €1 billion. Royal BAM Group has approximately 23,000 personnel members active in the construction and mechanical and electrical engineering, property and public-private partnership sectors.

For more information: www.bam.nl

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CFO of the Year rang the Opening Bell in Brussels

On 19 June 2014,Trends CFO of the Year, Karen van Griensven (Melexis), rang the Opening Bell on Euronext Brussels in the presence of some other nominees.

More about the3^rd edition of CFO of the year

Mr Chabanel, new Chairman of AFIC, closes the European trading day in Paris

On the occasion of his election as Chairman of AFIC, Michel Chabanel rings the Closing Bell of the European trading day. This ceremony demonstrates the complementarity between Private Equity and financial markets for companies.

EnterNext welcomes Pixium Vision on Euronext in Paris

Bernard Gilly, Executive Chairman of Pixium Vision, rings the opening bell.

Pixium Vision specializes in developing electronic retinal implants. Products are for people having lost their sight due to degenerative eye disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa.

Orange Babies sound gong for Mont Ventoux Expedition

Baba Sylla, the director the Orange Babies Foundation, sounds the gong to mark the start of the Mont Ventoux Expedition from 20 to 23 June of this year. He is accompanied by the director of DESTIL, Orange Babies’ partner and also the initiator of the Mont Ventoux Expedition.

On 22 June over 70 participants will run or bike up the Mont Ventoux. They face a daunting challenge on the mountain (elevation 1912m), which is known as the Giant of the Provence. The participants have found sponsors for 1, 2, 3 or 4 climbs up the mountain. Orange Babies will use the proceeds of the Expedition to finance a programme in Africa, which treats babies born with HIV. As was the case last year, the foundation has decided to invest in the Ng’ombe Home Based Care project. The goal of the project is to reduce the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission in the slums of Ng’ombe, Zambia, from 10% to 2% by 2018.

For more Information: www.orangebabies.nl

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Bell Ceremony to celebrate the listing of the bond (Medium Term Notes) issued by Home Invest Belgium

On Wednesday 18 June 2014,  Sophie Lambrighs CEO of Home Invest Belgium, opened the European stock markets with a Bell Ceremony at Euronext Brussels to celebrate the listing of the bond issued by Home Invest Belgium for an amount of 40 million euros. The coupon amounts to 3.79% gross per year.

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Belfius acted as Sole lead manager in this transaction.

To know more about Home Invest Belgium, a residential REIT, please click on the following link :  www.homeinvestbelgium.be

EnterNext welcomes Bluelinea SA on Alternext in Paris

Laurent Levasseur, CEO of Bluelinea SA, rings the opening bell.

Bluelinea SA specializes in designing and developing electronic surveillance and medical teleassistance systems. The group offers caregiver identification and authentication badges, individual protection bracelets for newborns, and home care and treatment devices for fragile or chronically ill elderly persons.

International Corporate Governance Network visits Euronext Amsterdam

By sounding the gong, The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) marks the ICGN annual meeting, the world’s leading convention for the global corporate governance community, held between 16-18 June in Amsterdam.

ICGN is an investor-led organisation of governance professionals and ICGN's mission is to inspire and promote effective standards of corporate governance to advance efficient markets and economies world-wide. The conference programme features over 30speakers including Jeroen Dijsselbloem,Dutch Finance Minister of Finance and Eurogroup President, Jeroen Hooijer, Head of Corporate Governance, European Commission, Stéphane Hallegatte, Senior Economist, World Bank, Steven Maijoor, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority and Anne Louise van Lynden, Head of Listing, Euronext Amsterdam. Managing Director Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment at BlackRock, Michelle Edkins and Executive Director at Eumedion, Rients Abma sound the gong.

For more information: www.icgn.org

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REN shares admitted to trading at Euronext Lisbon

Transaction generates proceeds of EUR 157 million

Lisbon – 16 June 2014– Euronext announced today that the sale of the 11% of the share capital of REN-Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A. still held by the Portuguese State, generated proceeds of EUR 157 million. The 58,740,000 shares offered for sale will be admitted to trading in the regulated market Euronext Lisbon on June 17^th, allowing the company’s free-float to increase from the current 20% to 30%.

The price of the second phase of the reprivatisation of REN was set at EUR 2.68. The company’s shares closed today at EUR 2.72, which means a market capitalization of approximately EUR 1,500 million, considering the 534 million shares corresponding to its share capital.

The Portuguese State decided to sell the remaining 11% which it still held in the company led by Rui Vilar through a Public Offering (IPO) in the national market and a direct institutional sale aimed at national and foreign qualified investors.

Of the 58,740,000 shares offered for sale, 11,748,000 shares were allocated to the IPO, including 587,400 shares offered to the employees and 11,160,600 shares offered to the general public. The Direct Institutional Sale was of 46,992,000 shares. Approximately 1,7 million shares of the IPO tranche were reallocated to the institutional sale.

Following the IPO, REN raised 2,155 new shareholders.

“We are very pleased with the success of REN’s Offering, a transaction which underlines the importance of the Portuguese capital markets and Euronext Lisbon as a supporting tool for privatizations open to all the investors”, said Luís Laginha de Sousa, Chairman and CEO of Euronext Lisbon. “The increase in REN’s free float created by this transaction is also a positive element for the market as a whole”, he added.

“The complete privatization of REN´s capital closes a cycle that began with the autonomization of the transport function in the energy value chain. Today we reach a full independence between the concession grantor State and the concession grantee REN, and therefore the conclusion of the institutional model”, said Emílio Rui Vilar, CEO of REN.“I am pleased with the outcome of the transaction because, in addition to the clear demonstration of investors’ confidence, it allowed the increase in the free-float and stock liquidity, which is a positive sign to the shareholders and a greater challenge to both the management and employees”, he added.

Four MENA Exchanges close Euronext Markets in Paris

Euronext hosted the CEOs of Amman, Beirut, Tunis and Muscat Exchanges. The CEOs closed Euronext European Markets in Paris.

Mr. Marwan Bataineh - Chairman of Amman Stock Exchange, Mr. Chadi Salameh - Beirut Stock Exchange, Mr. Mohamed Bichiou - CEO of Tunis Stock Exchange, Mr. Ahmed Al-Marhoon - Director General of Muscat Securities Market, along with Mr. Nick Thornton - SVP Global Head of Euronext Market Solutions closed the European trading day in Paris.

Euronext previously announced that it has successfully signed agreements with four exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the implementation of its new UTP solution, UTP-Hybrid.

Read the full press release: Euronext signs agreement on UTP implementation with four MENA exchanges (www.euronext.com)

EnterNext welcomes Reworld Media on Alternext in Paris

Pascal Chevalier, CEO of Reworld Media, rings the opening bell.

Reworld Media specializes in publishing Internet sites for the general public dedicated to sustainable development.In addition, the company develops and sells content and animations for Web portals and implements sensitization means and tools for companies and local administrations.The company operates 2 websites: Developpementdurable.com (economic, social, environmental and political current events related to sustainable development) and GchangeTout.com (exchange of items and services between individuals via the Web).

Winners of the SME Innovation Top 100 sound gong

The winner of this year’s Top 100 Innovative SMEs, Rik Breur, founder of Micanti, sounds the gong during a visit to Beursplein 5.

On Wednesday 11 June, the Chamber of Commerce, Mercedes Benz and NRC Media presented the ninth annual ranking of the 100 top innovations in the Dutch SME sector. The highest ranking company is Amsterdam-based Micanti BV, producer of a non-toxic, self adhesive foil used to seal the hull of a ship. The foil, Thorn-D, is a patented, environmentally friendly solution designed to prevent organisms such as barnacles and mussels from adhering to the sides of ships.

Second place winner is the family business GPC Kant of Leens in Groningen. The company has developed and patented a machine that can peel 1,000 kilos of the tiny Dutch, or brown shrimp, a day. TheWheel, produced by Apeldoorn-based company e-Traction B.V. finished in third place. TheWheel is a unique electric, direct-drive-in-wheel motor, which means that the stator and rotor are reversed; everything inside the wheel is stationary, while the outside rotates. The wheel itself is the drive mechanism for vehicles using TheWheel system.

For more information: www.mkbinnovatietop100.nl

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PSA Peugeot Citroën successful capital increase on Euronext Paris

Jean-Baptiste de Chatillon, CFO of PSA Peugeot Citroën rings the bell marking the opening of trading on markets in Paris.

Euronext today congratulated PSA Peugeot Citroën, Europe second largest automaker, on its successful capital increase. To celebrate, Jean-Baptiste de Chatillon, CFO of PSA Peugeot Citroën rings the bell marking the opening of trading on markets in Paris. A first capital increase was reserved for the French state and Dongfeng Group for € 1 billion, then a second capital increase with preferential subscription rights for 2 billion euros, representing a subscription ratio of 145%. The funds raised will give us the means to put our business on track in Latin America and Russia to reduce our debt, invest in our European plants so that they are competitive and invest in technology, particularly in technologies to reduce CO2 emissions.

DFT and Tostrams Group sound gong to launch WK2014-index

The Dutch daily Financiële Telegraaf (DFT) sounds the gong to mark the launch of the WK2014-index. The index is an initiative of DFT and Tostrams Group.

The WK2014-index is an index of five Dutch stocks traded on the Amsterdam Exchange, which are sponsoring the Dutch football team during the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil. DFT (part of Telegraaf Media Group, listed on Euronext, ticker symbol: TMG) will publish the results of the WK2014-index during the tournament. Stocks included in the index are ING (official sponsor of the Dutch soccer team), Ahold (sponsor), Unilever (pizza’s, ice-cream and snacks), Philips (TV-producer) and Heineken (beer and samba shirts). The index starts with a fictional capital of € 100,000 which is proportional invested in shares of the sponsors. CEO of the Tostrams Group, Royce Tostrams, sounds the gong.

The initiators emphasize the airy nature of the index. The index doesn’t give any recommendations or investment advice.

For more information: www.dft.nl

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Bell Ceremony to celebrate the listing of the retail bond issued by WDP

On Friday 13 June 2014, Tony De Pauw and Joost Uwents, both CEO of WDP SCA, opened the European stock markets with a Bell Ceremony at Euronext Brussels to celebrate the listing of bonds for an amount of 125 million euros. The coupon amounts to 3.375% gross per year.

BNP Paribas Fortis, Belfius, ING and KBC Bank were the Joint Lead Managers. BNP Paribas Fortis acted as the coordinator.

WDP offers intelligent warehouse solutions with a focus on the development and letting of semi-industrial and logistical real estate.

To know more about WDP, click on the following link: www.wdp.be