26 May 2006
The Annual General Meeting of Euronext N.V. shareholders held on Tuesday 23 May 2006 approved:
- The distribution of a gross ordinary dividend of Eur1 per share to be paid on 30 May 2006. Euronext shares will be traded ex-ordinary dividend as of the market opening on Monday 29 May 2006.

- The extraordinary distribution of Eur3 per share by way of repayment of Eur3 in share capital to be paid on Friday 11 August, with ex-date on the market opening on Thursday 10 August 2006.

The extraordinary distribution will be made by increase of the nominal value per share from Eur1 to Eur9 followed by a reduction of the nominal value by Eur3, from Eur9 to Eur6. This distribution is conditional upon all formalities relating to the reduction of capital and the amendments of the articles of association having been completed. It can therefore only be made once the two-month waiting period in which creditors may oppose the capital reduction has expired and provided no creditors have filed objections.

This extraordinary distribution will not be subject to dividend withholding tax.

In case all the formalities would not have been satisfied to allow the extraordinary distribution on 11 August, a special dividend would be paid on that date, subject to the dividend withholding tax.
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