Deutsche Boerse, NYSE Euronext merger deadline for completing merger extended to March 31

On May 4, 2011, Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding N.V. (the “bidder”) published the offer document (the “offer document”) regarding its voluntary public takeover offer (“exchange offer”) to the shareholders of Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft (“Deutsche Börse”) to acquire their shares in Deutsche Börse (ISIN DE0005810055) (“Deutsche Börse Shares”) against a consideration of one share in the bidder (ISIN NL0009766997) for one Deutsche Börse Share. The acceptance period for the exchange offer expired on midnight, at the end of July 13, 2011 (Central European Daylight Savings Time), the additional acceptance period for the exchange offer expired on midnight, at the end of August 1, 2011 (Central European Daylight Savings Time). The period pursuant to Section 39c of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz) expired midnight at the end of November 4, 2011 (Central European Time).
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