GROUPE EUROTUNNEL : Eurotunnel celebrates first day of trading on NYSE Euronext London 19/07/2012
07/19/2012| 05:45am US/Eastern
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EUROTUNNEL CELEBRATES FIRST DAY OF TRADING
ON NYSE EURONEXT LONDON
?? Groupe Eurotunnel SA first company to trade on NYSE
Euronext London ??
London - 19 July 2012 - Groupe Eurotunnel, a leading
provider of cross?channel and transport infrastructure, rang
the opening bell in London this morning at 8 am to celebrate
its admission to trading on the London market of NYSE
Euronext (NYX) under the ticker symbol GET. Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Jacques Gounon, joined by members of
Groupe Eurotunnel's management team thus marked the start of
continental Europe trading.
Following his 30 minute journey to France through the Channel
Tunnel on the Shuttle, Mr Jacques
Gounon will close the European cash markets of NYSE Euronext
from Paris at 5.30 pm.
"We are delighted to welcome Groupe Eurotunnel as the first
company to join NYSE Euronext's London market." said
Dominique Cerutti, President and Deputy CEO of NYSE Euronext.
"We bring together an unparalleled capital markets community
at NYSE Euronext helping issuers generate capital and
liquidity. We look forward to a long and successful
partnership with Group Eurotunnel as a valued member of our
issuer community."
Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive of Eurotunnel
said: "Being visible in both the financial marketplaces of
London and Paris will help us serve properly our shareholders
across the Channel. Listing on NYSE Euronext London is a
milestone that will increase the liquidity of our shares and
unveil the group's potential internationally."
Photo 1: http://www.nyse.com/
Caption:
Groupe Eurotunnel Chairman and Chief Executive, Jacque
Gounon, members of the company's management and NYSE
Euronext's President and Deputy CEO, Dominique Cerutti ring
the opening bell in London to celebrate the company's first
day of trading on NYSE Euronext London.
About Groupe Eurotunnel
Groupe Eurotunnel (Euronext Paris: GET and London Stock
Exchange: GETS) manages the infrastructure of the Channel
Tunnel and operates accompanied truck shuttle and passenger
shuttle (car and coach) services between Folkestone, UK and
Calais, France. Eurotunnel holds the concession until 2086 to
operate the Channel Tunnel, the fastest, most reliable,
easiest and most environmentally friendly way to cross the
Channel. In 18 years, nearly 284 million people have used the
Channel Tunnel. This unique land crossing has become a vital
link between the continent and the United Kingdom. Eurotunnel
also runs a rail freight business through its subsidiary
Europorte, which offers a wide range of integrated rail
freight services.
www.eurotunnelgroup.com
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial
markets and provider of innovative trading technologies. The
company's exchanges in Europe and the United States
trade equities, futures, options, fixed?income and
exchange?traded products. With approximately 8,000 listed
issues (excluding European Structured Products), NYSE
Euronext's equities markets
? the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE MKT, NYSE
Alternext and NYSE Arca ? represent one?third of the
world's
equities trading, the most liquidity of any global exchange
group. NYSE Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, one of the
leading European derivatives businesses and the world's
second?largest derivatives business by value of trading. The
company offers comprehensive commercial technology,
connectivity and market data products and services through
NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500 index. For
more information, please visit: http://www.nyx.com.
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Authority). The creation of rights and obligations in respect
of financial products that are traded on the exchanges
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on the applicable rules of the market operator. Persons
wishing to trade products available on NYSE Euronext markets
or wishing to
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doing so, to check their legal and regulatory position in the
relevant territory and to understand the related risks. This
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