PRESS RELEASE

THE BORSA ITALIANA GROUP TO OBSERVE TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE
TODAY, JULY 14 AT 1 pm CET TO COMMEMORATE THE VICTIMS OF THE LONDON TERRORIST ATTACKS

Borsa Italiana, Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia, Monte Titoli as well as Borsa Italiana Group subsidiaries will observe two minutes of silence today Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 1 pm CET to commemorate the victims of the London terrorist attacks.

The trading systems will remain open.

Borsa Italiana has asked intermediaries to join in this initiative.

 

Milan, 14-Jul-05