European Securities Network to Host Its First Seminar in New York on the 1St of October at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers

ESN ("European Securities Network LLP") and ESN North America Inc.
are organising the first ESN Seminar in New York.

The top management of 23 European listed companies will attend the
event to meet with US institutional investors.

The list of attending companies is available on the website
dedicated to the event: www.esn-usconference.com

Only a few one-on-one slots remain available: investors are
encouraged to request their meetings via the website as soon as
possible.

Also, the organisers will assist the participants in arranging
spontaneous meetings on site during the day of the event, depending on
companies' availability.

Many US investment firms have already confirmed their
participation. The formula of the conference will be one-to-one and
small group meetings, which has proven to be very effective for both
investors and companies.

ESN partnership profile

ESN ("European Securities Network LLP") is a multi-local
partnership of banks and brokerage firms which creates common
standards of cooperation in equity research and sales. ESN members
share a common goal, that is providing the best independent local
research and sales service on companies listed in their respective
markets, while maintaining independence and distinct responsibilities.

The ESN partnership counts on the following competitive
advantages:

-- 10 partners on 14 countries

-- 1,000 companies covered in Europe, all in a unique proprietary
database

-- 150 analysts, as a single pan-European team

-- 200 multi-local equity sales acting as the client's home
reference desk

-- 800 company and analyst road shows per year

Founded in 1998, ESN is an equally owned company since 2002 and
today ESN counts on 10 members in the main European Countries:

-- Banca Akros (Italy);

-- Bank Degroof (Belgium);

-- Caixa Banco de Investimento (Portugal);

-- Caja Madrid Bolsa (Spain);

-- CM-CIC Securities (France);

-- Danske Bank (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway);

-- equinet (Germany);

-- Investment Bank of Greece (Greece);

-- NCB Stockbrokers (Ireland & United Kingdom);

-- SNS Securities (The Netherlands).

ESN North America Inc. profile

ESN North America Inc. is a joint venture set up by some ESN
members, which provides to American and Canadian institutional clients
equity research and execution capabilities in all of the major Western
European markets by leveraging on the ESN partnership service. It is a
member of NASD and SIPC.