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Sounding of the gong kicks off Boskalis Beach Cleanup Tour

The North Sea Foundation kicks off the Boskalis Beach Cleanup Tour. Interim managing director Arriën Kuyt sounds the gong accompanied by a delegation of Euronext listed main sponsor Boskalis (ticker symbol: BOKA).

The North Sea Foundation’s Boskalis Beach Cleanup Tour starts on 1 August. Nearly 1000 volunteers have already registered to help remove all trash from the Dutch North Sea coast from 1-27 August.

The beaches are covered in litter; an average of 400 items are found on every 100 meters of beach. Apart from beach visitors, the shipping industry also impacts the state of the beaches. When the trash ends up in the sea, it poses a threat to marine life. On an annual basis, more than 1 million marine animals die due to the ‘plastic soup’.

The Boskalis Beach Cleanup Tour is organised by the North Sea Foundation, the environmental organisation that focuses on sustainable use of the North Sea. Since the first edition in 2013, 26,668 kilos of waste have been removed from the Dutch beaches thanks to the help of 2,000 volunteers.

For more information: www.beachcleanuptour.nl

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Dutch Climate Coalition sounds the gong for a climate-neutral future

The Dutch Climate Coalition sounds the gong for a climate-neutral future. Central to this event is the call to companies, government institutions and NGOs to join the Climate Coalition.

The Dutch Climate Coalition was initiated by MVO Nederland, Natuur & Milieu, Klimaatverbond Nederland and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. Together with other organisations, the Climate Coalition aims to accelerate the realisation of a climate-neutral society. As many as 250 organisations, (government) institutions and NGOs have joined the Climate Coalition since its foundation. All parties have agreed to implement a climate-neutral company policy by the year 2050.

For more information:  www.klimaatcoalitie.nl

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Winners ING Trading Game open trading on Beursplein 5

The winners of ING Trading Game open trading on Beursplein 5 by sounding the gong.

ING customers could participate in the online ING Trading Game for four weeks. In the ING Trading Game, players could practice investing safely and without any risk. This happened with fictional amounts, but with true, real-time rates. In the game, players had a Fund Portfolio and Trading Portfolio at their disposal where they could deal in stocks, options, ETFs and Sprinters. The aim was to achieve the highest possible score range within the Portfolio Funds.

For more information:www.ingbeursspel.nl

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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and RBC Capital Markets visits Amsterdam exchange

A delegation of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) and RBC Capital Markets visits the Amsterdam Exchange and opens trading. They visit Euronext as the primary exchange in the eurozone to get acquainted with the European market. Brad Darling, Portfolio Manager at OTPP, sounds the gong. 

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan with $154.5 billion in net assets and invests on behalf of 311,000 working and retired teachers, based in Toronto and with investment offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

RBC Capital Markets is the corporate and investment banking arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, the 4th largest bank in North America by market capitalization. With over 7,000 professionals in 15 countries, RBC Capital Markets delivers their products and services to clients in over 100 countries through operations across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

For more information: www.rbccm.com 

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Sounding of the gong marks finals week of the 2015 Summer Competition

Organized for the 8^th consecutive year, the Summer Competition is a sporting event for companies in the Amsterdam area. Head of Athletics & Operations, Pieter-Bas Bentinck, sounds the gong and marks the finals week of the 2015 Summer Competition.

The event is a business competition in soccer and field hockey, in which more than 100 companies from the Amsterdam region participate. During more than 20 competition days between 2 June and 31 July, teams play for the 2015 football and hockey title. In addition to the sporting aspect of the Summer Competition, it provides an informal networking platform where participating companies, sponsors and young professionals meet. A social contribution is made by donating 10% of sales to the Kadish Foundation.

For more information: www.zomercompetitie.com

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IMCD celebrates introduction of Spotlight options by sounding the gong

IMCD celebrates the launch of Spotlight options on its shares (ticker symbol: IMD) by opening trading at Beursplein 5. Investor Relations Manager Carina Hamaker sounds the gong.

With a supplier base of more than 1,600 suppliers, 28,000 customers and a product portfolio of approximately 24,000 products, IMCD is a leading international company in sales, marketing and distribution of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients. With over 1500 high-calibre professionals in Europe, United States, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Brazil, IMCD offers a combination of local understanding backed by an impressive international infrastructure.

For more information: www.imcdgroup.com

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Kempen Life Sciences celebrates 10th anniversary with gong ceremony

Kempen Life Sciences celebrates its 10th anniversary by opening trading with the traditional sounding of the gong. Kempen & Co has established a strong presence in the European Life Sciences sector through the dedication to quality and the pan-European focus of the Life Sciences team.

Head of Life Sciences Sachin Soni: “We are extremely happy to see that our commitment towards the European LifeSciences sector has paid-off. We have invested in the sector even during the crisis years which has widely been recognized by European Life Sciences companies and specialist investors from the U.S. and Europe. The team has worked hard to reach this milestone and we take pride in sharing our success through the Euronext platform on our home turf in Amsterdam.”

For more information:www.kempen.nl

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Heppie foundation sounds the gong to draw attention to Heppie vacation

Nina Scmitz, director Heppie Foundation, sounds the gong to draw attention to their Heppie vacation.

The Heppie Foundation committed for this (ever growing) group of vulnerable children in the Netherlands. With the help of over 600 volunteers Heppie annually gives more than 1800 children the chance to be a child and enjoy the benefits of a social environment, playing together and perceiving positive attention. This summer, hundreds of children are enjoying a Heppie vacation. With a boost of self-confidence and positive memories, children can then look out to the future with new energy.

For more information: www.heppie.nl

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IPO Biophytis

EnterNext welcomes Biophytis on Alternext in Paris

Stanislas Veillet, CEO and co-founder of Biophytis, rings the opening bell.

Biophytis specializes in the development of nutraceuticals and drugs with active phytonutriments for the treatment of metabolic and aging diseases.
The company has a portfolio of 2 nutraceutical assets in clinical phase (Quinolia for the treatment of obesity and Bixilia for the protection of the skin from UV rays) and drug candidates in preclinical phase (treatment of sarcopenic obesity and age-related macular degeneration).

Nederlandsche Betaal & Wisselmaatschappij

Nederlandsche Betaal & Wisselmaatschappij sounds gong

Kees Gielen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Payment & Exchange Company (NBWM), sounds the gong to open trading. NBWM celebrates that they are now able to offer currency options. They can be used to cover against unwanted currency movements.

"We focus on SMEs. The market allows for a challenger", said PJ Datema, founder of NBWM. Last month NBWM also received a license from the Financial Markets Authority. This license allows for offering currency options as well. "Customers could already use forward contracts to cover against adverse price movements. With currency options we offer our customers even more options."

For more information: www.nbwm.nl

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Tessenderlo Chemie Bonds

Listing bonds (EMTN)  issued by Tessenderlo Chemie

On Wednesday 15 July 2015, Stefaan Haspeslagh, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CFO of TessenderloGroup, opened the European stock markets with a Bell Ceremony to celebrate the listing of the 2 bonds issued by Tessenderlo Chemie. The placement has a total of 250 million euros.  ING Belgium is the global coordinator.

Tessenderlo is an international specialty group, providing solutions for needs in agriculture, food, water management and efficient use and re-use of natural resources. Tessenderlo Chemie NV is listed on Euronext Brussels with trading symbol TESB and is part of the EnterNext franchise, dedicated to the promotion of Mid and Small Caps. The company is included in the Next 150 and the BEL Mid indices.

To know more about the issuer, click on the following link :  www.tessenderlo.com/

Utrecht University School of Economics Summerschool

Utrecht University School of Economics Summerschool opens trading

As part of their Summer school, Utrecht University School of Economics opens trading. The gong is sounded by Dr. Dirk Gerritsen, Assistant Professor of Finance. A group of thirty students from eighteen different countries take part in this month’s summer course ‘’Investment Theory’’

The Utrecht Summer School Summer School is the largest in Europe with more than 3,000 participants. This course is led by Mr. Gerritsen and Professor Dr. Arie Buijs (Professor of Finance). Professor. dr. Suzette Viviers from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa is also part of the Summer school.

Utrecht University School of Economics (USE) is part of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance of Utrecht University.

For more information:  www.uu.nl/use

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Listing LafargeHolcim

Euronext welcomes LafargeHolcim on Euronext in Paris

Eric Olsen, CEO LafargeHolcim, rings the opening bell.

Holcim specializes in producing and marketing construction materials. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:

• cement and bricks (60.6%): 140.3 million tons sold in 2014. At the end of 2014, the group had 144 production sites located in Europe (34), Asia/Pacific (54), Latin America (27), North America (17), Africa and the Middle East (12);
• aggregates (8%): 153.1 million tons of sand, gravel, and chalk sold, etc. At the end of 2014, Holcim had 363 production sites worldwide;
• other (31.4%): primarily ready-to-use concrete (37 million m3 sold; owns 935 sites) and asphalts (10 million tons; 84 sites).

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (27.2%), Asia/Pacific (36.2%), North America (17.5%), Latin America (15.1%), Africa and Middle East (4%).

Debut Renault Espace and Kadjar

Renault sounds gong to celebrate showroom debut of Renault Espace and Kadjar

Jean-Paul Renaux, CEO of Renault Netherlands, opened trading on Euronext Amsterdam today with the traditional sounding of the gong. The ceremony also symbolizes the showroom debut of the new Renault Espace and Kadjar, a moment with extra significance given the date: 14 July is Bastille Day, the French National Celebration.

Both new crossover models were designed by Dutchman Laurens van den Acker, Director of Industrial Design at Renault, listed at Euronext (ticker symbol: RNO).

For more information: www.renault.nl

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Extel “Best Analyst” award

Rabobank celebrates winning Extel “Best Analyst” award

David Tailleur, head of Equity Research at Rabobank Markets, opens trading at Euronext Amsterdam in presence of his direct colleagues. As such, he celebrates the achievement of the Extel “Best Analyst” Award 2015 and the runner-up position of his colleague Cor Kluis in this category. The annual Extel Broker Scorecard is the biggest and most comprehensive survey across rankings for brokers, individual analysts and salespersons with more than 18,000 participating investors.  

Tailleur: ”We are very proud that we achieved these high rankings in this prestigious survey. This again confirms the leading position that Rabobank holds in Equity Research, after having obtained the #1 position in the Institutional Investor survey 2015 earlier this year. It goes without saying that we are pleased that our clients recognize the focus and consistent quality of our Equity Research product”.

For more information: www.rabobank.com

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IPO Cellnovo Group SA

EnterNext welcomes Cellnovo Group SA on Euronext in Paris

Eric Beard, Chairman and CEO of Cellnovo Group SA, rings the closing bell.

Cellnovo is specialized in the development of a mobile system for managing type 1 diabetes. The apparatus includes a cordless micro-pump (a patch pump), an integrated monitoring device and a cellular handset with touch screen with an embedded blood glucose meter. This system enables diabetics to live a normal life whilst closely monitoring their glycaemia, their use of insulin, their activity and their food intake.

Benfica SAD

Benfica SAD rings the closing bell

To celebrate the listing of €45 million in bonds, Rui Cunha, deputy chairman, rang the Closing Bell. He was accompanied by Benfica SAD management team, along with the Euronext team. Bonds demand exceeded offer in 1.7 times. This bonds pay 4.75% in interest rate, and more than 5,200 investors purchased Benfica SAD 2015-2018 bonds.

IPO Amoéba

EnterNext welcomes Amoéba on Euronext in Paris

Fabrice Plasson, Chairman of Amoéba, rings the opening bell.

Amoéba Biocide specializes in the development, production and marketing of organic biocide for the treatment of legionella and amoebae in waters. This new disinfecting agent, Biomeba, destroys these pathogens without impact on water systems and the environment.