Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext Announce Special Dividend of €2.00 Per Share for Shareholders of the Combined Group

Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext NYX today announced that they have recommended to the Board of Directors of the holding company of the merged group, Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding, to pay a one-time special dividend of €2.00 per Holdco share from Holdco's capital reserves shortly after closing of the combination of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext. The cash distribution is subject to certain approvals and conditions being met, including the approval of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Boerse AG and the Board of Directors of NYSE Euronext, which are both scheduled for June 16, 2011, as well as the Board of Directors of Holdco post-closing of the combination of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Boerse AG and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NYSE Euronext expressed their support of the measure based on the management's financial projections and following discussions within their Boards. Reto Francioni, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Boerse and future Chairman of Holdco, said: “Deutsche Boerse has consistently followed a shareholder friendly distribution policy while maintaining an excellent credit rating profile in particular for the benefit of our Eurex Clearing and Clearstream businesses. The special dividend of €2.00 per Holdco share is a sign of the new holding company's intention to pursue both shareholder value creation and prudent capital management policies, reflecting client needs in an evolving capital markets environment.”