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Termination of the Merger following EC decision
London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") today announces that the European Commission ("Commission") has notified LSEG, Deutsche Börse AG ("Deutsche Börse") and HLDCO123 PLC ("HoldCo") of its decision to prohibit the recommended all-share merger between LSEG and Deutsche Börse (the "Merger"). The Merger is subject to certain Conditions, including one that relates to the European Commission (the "EC Merger Control Condition"). The EC Merger Control Condition is LSEG Condition 4 to the LSEG Acquisition as set out in Part IV of the Scheme Document and is Deutsche Börse Condition B.7 to the Deutsche Börse Acquisition as set out in Section 14.1 of the Exchange Offer Document. The EC Merger Control Condition to the Merger has become incapable of being satisfied and consequently, the Merger will not proceed to Completion. Accordingly, the proposed Scheme of Arrangement of LSEG and the proposed Exchange Offer for Deutsche Börse Shares have lapsed, and the Cooperation Agreement has been terminated.

As a consequence of the termination of the Merger, the proposed sale of LCH SA by LSEG and LCH Group to Euronext N.V. will also terminate in accordance with its terms.

LSEG regrets the Commission's decision to prohibit the proposed Merger and looks forward to reviewing the detailed Commission decision in due course.

StockMarketWire.com
London Stock Exchange Group reported Thursday a rise in profits for the first half of the year supported by double-digit revenue growth in information services, clearing and capital markets.

For the six months to 30 June, profit before tax was up 30% to £360m, adjusted operating profit rose 21% to £480m and revenue increased 12% to £953m.

Strong performance was led by information services, the group's largest business segment by revenue, which saw revenue rise 16% to £412m.

LCH, the group's majority-owned global clearing business, saw an 18% increase in total income, to £320m for the half year. While capital markets division increased revenue by 13%.

'We remain well positioned in an evolving regulatory and macroeconomic environment and remain focused on achieving the 2019 financial targets,' the company said.

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London Stock Exchange Group said Friday third-quarter reported revenue rose 5% led by its information and clearing services unit.

The bourse operator also said it had acquired a further 15.1% in clearing house group LCH, taking its total stake above 80%.

The acquisition was expected to close before the end of 2018, the company said.

For the three months to 30 September, reported revenue increased 5% to £522m, and total income was up 8%.

Information services, the group's largest business segment by revenue, saw revenue rise 17% to £212m.

LCH income was up 5% to £120m, driven by 12% revenue growth in OTC clearing, with strong volumes at SwapClear and ForexClear also contributing to 49% growth in net treasury income, the company said. 'The Q3 results show continued momentum across the Group, reflecting another period of operational execution and investment in the business. Information Services and LCH both delivered good year on year growth,' said David Schwimmer, Chief Executive.

London Stock Exchange Group said it was buying a 4.92% stake in financial market infrastructure company Euroclear for €278.5m (£241.9m). Euroclear provides settlement, custody and collateral management services across Europe with €28.2trln in assets under custody.