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NEW YORK  , November 12, 2009 –NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that it has completed the formation of the “Commission on Corporate Governance” to address U.S.  corporate governance and the overall proxy process.  The formation of this commission was first announced in September.

Consistent with the NYSE’s role as a leading advocate on governance issues, the commission, chaired by Larry W. Sonsini of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, brings together leading experts and representatives from public companies, institutional and individual investors, broker/dealers and other advisors.   For a complete list of commission members, please click on:   http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/CCGMembers11-11-09.pdf

The commission has begun its deliberations and will work with policymakers and other interested constituents to evaluate and make recommendations on pressing corporate governance and proxy reform, including a review of:

• The roles of, and relationships, accountability and communications among, Boards of Directors, Management, Stockholders and other corporate stakeholders;
• The proxy voting process, including transparency of the process, the benefits and costs of recent and continuing regulatory initiatives in the proxy process;
• The role of proxy advisory services, institutional investors and individual investors within the proxy process, including practices which can further educate investors about, and encourage them to participate in, the proxy process;
• Corporate governance structures and corporate mechanisms impacting the governance of the corporation; and

• Stockholder access to corporate proxy cards, including recent developments in state law and the proposed initiatives by the SEC.

The NYSE and the commission appreciate the complexity of issues associated with corporate governance and proxy matters and intends to conduct a comprehensive and constructive review.

Please click on the following link for the Commission on Corporate Governance’s mission statement: http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/CCGMissionStatement.pdf

About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial markets and provider of innovative trading technologies.  The company's exchanges in Europe and the United States trade equities, futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products.  With more than 8,000 listed issues, NYSE Euronext's equities markets -- the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE Amex and NYSE Alternext as well as NYSE Arca – represent nearly 40 percent of the world's equities trading, the most liquidity of any global exchange group.  NYSE Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, the leading European derivatives business and the world's second-largest derivatives business by value of trading. The company offers comprehensive commercial technology, connectivity and market data products and services through NYSE Technologies.  NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500 index, and is the only exchange operator in the S&P 100  index and Fortune 500.  For more information, please visit:http://www.nyx.com

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For more information:

Media:
Christiaan Brakman
NYSE Euronext Media Relations
Tel:  212-656-2094
Email: cbrakman@nyx.com

Issuers:
Judith McLevey
NYSE Euronext, Proxy Working Group
Tel: 212-656-4509
Email: jmclevey@nyx.com

Advisors:
David Berger
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Tel: 415-947 2135 or 415-947.2000
Email: dberger@wsgr.com