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May 21, 2013

Eurex

Single Stock Dividend Futures: Designated Market-Making schemes: Extension and adjustment

The Management Boards of the Eurex Exchanges and the Executive Board of Eurex Clearing AG decided to adjust the current Designated Market-Making (DMM) scheme for Single Stock Dividend Futures on dividends of the constituents of EURO STOXX 50®index, non-constituents of EURO STOXX 50®index and Swiss and British Single Stock Dividend Futures effective 1 September 2013 and extend the scheme until 31 August 2014.

Upon fulfillment of the quote obligations, Eurex will reimburse its Designated Market Makers 50 percent of the transaction fees for all contracts in the individual Single Stock Dividend Futures packages concluded on M-accounts. Additionally, the total of transaction fees for trades concluded on M- and P-accounts of each Designated Market Maker in all existing and new Single Stock Dividend Futuresfor a 12-month period from 1 September 2013 until 31 August 2014 will be limited to 600,000 EUR, if quote obligations for Single Stock Dividend Futures on dividends of constituents of the EURO STOXX 50® index and a selected second package (Single Stock Dividend Futures on dividends of non-constituents of EURO STOXX 50®index, British or Swiss Single Stock Dividend Futures) will be fulfilled in at least elevenmonths.  

For details on this scheme, please refer to attachment 1. Participants who whish to register as Designated Market Makers for the adjusted and extended scheme are requested to fill in and return the attached form (attachment 2).

Eurexwill accept new applicants to these Designated Market-Making schemes until 28 June 2013, unless otherwise notified.

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