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NorthWestern Corporation Celebrates Transfer to the NYSE from Nasdaq
NEW YORK, May 20, 2008 – NorthWestern Corporation (d/b/a NorthWestern Energy), a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based provider of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, today celebrated the transfer of the listing of its stock to the NYSE from Nasdaq.  The company’s stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 1 under the ticker symbol “NWE.” 
 
"We are pleased to welcome NorthWestern back to our family of listed companies," said Catherine R. Kinney, Group EVP and Head of Global Listings, NYSE Euronext. "We look forward to an outstanding partnership with the company and providing NorthWestern with the superior brand visibility, support and information services offered by listing on NYSE Euronext markets.”
 
"Today marks an exciting new chapter in NorthWestern's long history with the NYSE," said Mike Hanson, President and Chief Executive Officer.  "Our return to the NYSE is a testament to NorthWestern's steady stream of strong financial results over the last three years. NorthWestern is well-positioned for growth, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with the NYSE in order to enhance shareholder value."
 
NorthWestern Corporation Chairman E. Linn Draper, Jr. and President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Hanson commemorated the transfer to the NYSE by ringing today’s Opening Bell.
 
Click here  for a photo of today’s opening bell.
 
About NorthWestern Corporation (d/b/a NorthWestern Energy)
NorthWestern Energy is one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 650,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.  More information on NorthWestern Energy is available on the Company's Web site at
www.northwesternenergy.com.
 
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) operates the world’s leading and most liquid exchange group, and seeks to provide the highest levels of quality, customer choice and innovation.  Its family of exchanges, located in six countries, includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest cash equities market; Euronext, the Eurozone's largest cash equities market; Liffe, Europe's leading derivatives exchange by value of trading; and NYSE Arca Options, one of the fastest growing U.S. options trading platforms.  NYSE Euronext offers a diverse array of financial products and services for issuers, investors and financial institutions in cash equities, options and derivatives, ETFs, bonds, market data, and commercial technology solutions.  NYSE Euronext's nearly 4,000 listed companies represent a combined $ 30.9/ € 19.8 trillion in total global market capitalization (as of April 30, 2008), more than four times that of any other exchange group.  NYSE Euronext's equity exchanges transact an average daily trading value of approximately $161.9 / €106.9 billion (as of April 30, 2008), which represents more than one-third of the world's cash equities trading.  NYSE Euronext is part of the S&P 500 index and the only exchange operator in the S&P 100 index.  For more information, please visit www.nyx.com.
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning NYSE Euronext’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based on NYSE Euronext’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause NYSE Euronext’s results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: NYSE Euronext’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 Euronext’s reference document for 2007 (“document de référence”) filed with the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (Registered on May 15, 2008 under No. R. 08-054), 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers. 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 Euronext that the projections will prove to be correct. This press release speaks only as of this date. NYSE Euronext disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
 
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