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Oct 07, 2014

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Eurex KOSPI Product (OKS2): 1. Adjustment of trading hours, 2. Extension of available expiration months

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided the following:

1. Adjustment of trading hours for the Eurex KOSPI Product (OKS2) with effect from 27 October 2014.

2. Extension of available expiration months for the Eurex KOSPI Product (OKS2) with effect from 8 December 2014.

As of 27 October 2014, start of trading in theEurex KOSPI Product (OKS2) will take place one hour later than the current schedule: During Central European Time (CET), trading will start at 10:00 CET, during Central European Summer Time (CEST), trading will start at 11:00 CEST. The close of trading will remain unchanged at 21:00 CET/CEST. Please refer to the attachment for the new trading schedule.

As of 8 December 2014, all expiration months and series currently available for KOSPI200 options at Korea Exchange will also be offered for the Eurex KOSPI Product at Eurex Exchange. From this date, a total of eleven different expirations of up to 36 months will be available for Eurex Trading Participants.

The new contract terms will be available to Eurex Trading Participants in the simulation environment as of 8 October 2014.

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