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PRESS RELEASE 2/2005

Bond OAT a 50 anni sarà quotato su EuroMTS, MTS France e BondVision

 

[English]  [Italian

The MTS Group is pleased to announce the listing of the first 50-year OAT issued by Agence France Trésor on EuroMTS, MTS France and BondVision, providing the same transparency and deep liquidity afforded by the MTS model to the first ultra long security in the eurozone. From March 1, 29 European Primary Dealers and 1 Single Market Specialist of French bonds on EuroMTS as well as 21 Spécialistes en Valeurs du Trésor (SVTs) on MTS France will provide liquidity on the new OAT 4% 25 April 2055.

The listing follows the decision of the EuroMTS Interest Rate Committee, composed of representatives from ABN Amro, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Société Générale, and the MTS France Market Committee, which includes representatives from the 21 SVTs, to guarantee the 50-year OAT the same liquidity measures as those provided to other bonds on the euro yield curve. The clear support of Market Makers paves the way for other issuers to launch similar bonds, thereby developing a pool of liquidity in the ultra long segment of the yield curve.

The 50-year OAT will also be listed on BondVision, which offers investors access to the exceptional liquidity of MTS.

 

A brief note to editors:

MTS Group
The MTS Group of companies collectively comprises Europe’s premier electronic market in fixed-income securities with average transaction volumes of 85 billion euros a day (single-counted). The MTS model utilizes a common trading platform, although corporate governance and market supervision remain with the domestic financial community. The MTS Group of companies include the following wholesale markets: EuroMTS, EuroCredit MTS, NewEuroMTS, MTS Quasi-Government Market, Eurobenchmark Treasury Bills Market, EuroMTS Linkers Market, MTS Cedulas Market, MTS Amsterdam, MTS Austrian Market, MTS Belgium, MTS Denmark, MTS Deutschland, MTS España, MTS Finland, MTS France, MTS Greek Market, MTS Ireland, MTS Italy, MTS Poland and MTS Portugal. The Group also includes BondVision, the Internet-based multi-dealer-to-client platform and MTSNext, the company that manages the EuroMTS Indices, the first range of independent, transparent, real-time and tradable eurozone fixed income indices. Tradable products on the Telematico markets comprise Austrian, Belgian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian and Spanish government bonds, quasi government bonds of EIB, KfW, Freddie Mac and CADES, Pfandbriefe, Obligations Foncières, Cédulas, Irish ACS and UK covered bonds.

More information is available on : www.mtsgroup.org

For further information please contact:

Allan Malvar
MTS Communications
Tel. +44 20 7786 6049
Email. malvar_allan@mtsgroup.org

Rebecca Smith
MTS Communications
Tel. 001 212 514 5880
Email. smith_rebecca@mtsgroup.org