KAS BANK realizes a net gain on NYSE/Euronext transaction

Press release 16 April 2007
KAS BANK has realized a net gain of approximately € 13 million on the exchange of its existing stock holds in Euronext in a combination of cash and new stock as offered by the NYSE/Euronext as per 16 April 2007.

The net gain will be part of the result of 2007. The realization of this gain is a direct result of the accounting methodology of the exchange. KAS BANK will remain a shareholder in NYSE/Euronext as well as in the other large European Exchanges.