Date: 20.01.2012
CEE Stock Exchange Group widens its stake in the Ljubljana Stock Exchange to 99.85 %
(Vienna) CEESEG AG (CEE Stock Exchange Group) increased its stake in the Ljubljana Stock
Exchange to 99.85 % after the successful completion of the takeover procedure. In June 2008, the
company running the Vienna Stock Exchange at the time, Wiener Börse AG, now CEESEG AG, acquired
81.01% in the Ljubljana Stock Exchange. This share remained within the holding company CEESEG AG
when the stock exchange group was restructured that comprises the exchanges of Vienna, Budapest,
Ljubljana, and Prague. Since 8 February 2010, CEESEG AG, which as a holding company is 100% owner
of the current exchange operating company, Wiener Börse AG, holds – after completion of the
takeover proceedings – a share of 99.85 % of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, 50.45% of the Budapest
Stock Exchange and 92.74% of the Prague Stock Exchange.
For further information, please contact:
Beatrix Exinger, Wiener Börse AG
Phone: +43 (0) 1 53 165 - 153
Fax: +43 (0) 1 53 165 - 140
beatrix.exinger@wienerborse.at
About the CEE Stock Exchange Group
The CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) is the holding company of the stock exchanges of
Vienna, Budapest, Ljubljana and Prague. The CEE Stock Exchange Group is the largest stock exchange
group in the region and accounts for nearly half of total market capitalization and around two
thirds of total equity turnover in Central and Eastern Europe. CEESEG makes market access and
trading on the local markets easier with the aim of improving liquidity. The Group also organizes
joint activities to raise the international recognition of the four markets.