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NYSE Group Announces Retirement of Anne E. Allen, Executive Vice President, Market Operations, Effective March 1, 2007
New York, Jan. 4, 2007 – NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced the retirement of Anne E. Allen, Executive Vice President, Market Operations, effective March 1, 2007, following 33 years of distinguished service.  Anne E. Allen was named executive vice president, Market Operations, of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 6, 2005 .  Currently, she is responsible for managing the Market Operations Division, which includes oversight of all trading floor technology upgrades, and is co-lead project manager of the NYSE’s Hybrid Market initiative.

“The NYSE is the world’s most reliable and efficient marketplace in the world, and Anne is among those who are chiefly responsible for that recognition,” said John A. Thain, CEO, NYSE Group.  “Anne’s professionalism, dedication, and commitment to the Exchange’s mission, our customers and the trading floor community are among the traits that have made her such a valued and respected colleague.  I would especially like to acknowledge Anne for her joint leadership of the Hybrid Market development and implementation team.  On behalf of the entire NYSE community, I want to thank Anne and wish her well in her future endeavors.”

“It’s been a great privilege to have been associated with the NYSE, its growth, its ongoing success, and its transformation into a true global financial marketplace,” Ms. Allen said. “I’ve had the fortune to work with so many outstanding people in Market Operations and throughout the organization, and on the Trading Floor.   Together, we have ensured the operational integrity of our market and successfully launched transformational automation initiatives such as display book, Direct+, and now the Hybrid Market.  It’s been exciting, rewarding, and an extraordinary team effort.”

About NYSE Group, Inc.
NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange LLC (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca, Inc. (formerly known as 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, Inc. operates the former ArcaEx®, the first open, all-electronic stock exchange in the United States , which 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, Inc.’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.

For more information on NYSE Group, go to: www.nyse.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on NYSE Group’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause NYSE Group’s actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. There can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause NYSE Group’s results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:  NYSE Group’s ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry regulation, interest rate risk and U.S. and global competition, and other factors detailed in NYSE Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change. Accordingly, actual results may be materially higher or lower than those projected. The inclusion of such projections herein should not be regarded as a representation by NYSE Group that the projections will prove to be correct. NYSE Group undertakes no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.

 



Contact: Eric Ryan
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Email:  eryan@nyse.com