NYSE Euronext, Borsa Italiana Announce Signing Sale Of Stake<@SM>In MBE

Edited Press Release

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)-- NYSE Euronext (NYX) Friday announced that it havesigned an agreement with Borsa Italiana (BITAL) regarding MBE Holding, theirjoint venture that owns 60.37% of Società per il Mercato dei Titoli diStato S.p.A. ("MTS"), and MTSNext.

Under the terms of the agreement, NYSE Euronext's 51% stake in MBE Holding and33% stake in MTSNext are valued at EUR100 million (dividend attached). Theagreement follows the exercise of Borsa Italiana's call option right to purchaseall the shares held by Euronext N.V., a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext, in MBEHolding and MTSNext.

The call option right was triggered due to the change of control of EuronextN.V. resulting from its combination with NYSE Group, Inc.

The closing of the transaction is expected by mid-September 2007.

Company Website: http://www.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires 08-03-07 0234ET Copyright (c) 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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