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NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2006 – The New York Stock Exchange today opened its doors to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, His Excellency Viktor Yanukovych.

 

Prime Minister Yanukovych was accompanied by his official delegation that included Oleh Shamsur, Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S., Volodymyr Makukha, Minister of Economy, and Yuriy Boyko, Minister of Energy.

 

“We are very pleased to have the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and his delegation visit the New York Stock Exchange,” NYSE Group, Inc. Chief Executive Officer John A. Thain said today during the official guest book signing ceremony at the NYSE.  “We had an interesting discussion, and we’re very excited about the prospect of having the first Ukraine company list on the NYSE.” Mr. Thain added that such a listing on the Exchange would offer US and global investors the opportunity to participate in Ukraine’s economic growth. 

 

Most recent data indicate that the Ukraine economy grew by 5.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2006, and that the expansion accelerated to reach 6.2% in January-September. Real GDP growth of 6% is expected in Ukraine in 2007-2008 (Source: Economist Intelligence Unit).

 

As of Nov. 30, 2006, the total market capitalization of the NYSE’s 446 non-US companies from 47 countries listed on the NYSE was US$9.4 trillion. This year, the NYSE expects to list 28 new non-US companies.

 

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York

Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca, Inc. (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. In the third quarter of 2006, on an average trading day, 2.2 billion shares, valued at $80.1 billion, were traded on the exchanges of the NYSE Group.

 

The NYSE is the world’s largest and most liquid cash equities exchange. The NYSE provides a reliable,

orderly, liquid and efficient marketplace where investors buy and sell listed companies’ common stock and other securities.  On September 30, 2006, the operating companies listed on the NYSE represented a total global market capitalization of $23.0 trillion.

 

NYSE Arca operates NYSE Arca, Inc., the first open, all-electronic stock exchange in the United States, and has a leading position in trading exchange-traded funds and exchange-listed securities. NYSE Arca, Inc. is also an exchange for trading equity options. NYSE Arca’s trading platforms provide customers with fast electronic execution and open, direct and anonymous market access.

NYSE Regulation, an independent not-for-profit subsidiary, regulates member organizations through the enforcement of marketplace rules and federal securities laws. NYSE Regulation also ensures that companies listed on the NYSE and NYSE Arca meet their financial and corporate governance listing standards.

 

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