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May 24, 2011

Eurex

Equity Options: Introduction of new Equity Options on PostNL NV and TNT Express NV, Change in Market Maker Obligations

The Management Boards of the Eurex Exchanges decided to introduce equity options on PostNL NV (PNL) and TNT Express NV (TNE) effective May 26, 2011.

Permanent Market-Making (PMM) and Advanced Market-Making (AMM) will be offered for the new equity options. The contracts will be included in the Dutch AMM Package with effect from June 1, 2011. At the same day, options on TNT NV (TNT) be taken out of the Dutch AMM package. For the TNT basket option (TNTB), PMM will be available from June 1, 2011.

The minimum amount of traded contracts for the OTC trade entry facilities will be 250 contracts.

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