TOM (The Order Machine) welcomes IMC as shareholder

TOM (The Order Machine) welcomes IMC as shareholder

Amsterdam, 9 March 2012

TOM (The Order Machine) announces that IMC financial markets (IMC) has acquired an equity stake of 9.99% in TOM. IMC is already active as a market maker on TOM MTF.

The long term commitment of IMC as a strategic partner as well as a market maker on our trading platform is important for the future of TOM.

Rob Defares, Co-CEO of IMC: "Our decision to acquire a stake in TOM underlines our confidence in the proposition of TOM. We feel that competition between exchanges is very important as this leads to better service, lower costs and tighter markets for IMC and end users”.

Willem Meijer, CEO of TOM: "We are pleased to welcome IMC as a shareholder and view this as a confirmation of confidence in the future of TOM”.

About TOM (The Order Machine)

TOM is an initiative that enables "best execution" of retail transactions for its clients - as required by MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive). Simultaneously, TOM contributes to the MiFID objective of improving competition between exchanges. This ultimately results in improved execution prices as well as lower transaction costs for investors.

TOM encompasses a cost efficient, transparent and open MTF (TOM MTF) and a "search engine", tracking the best execution prices on various exchanges (TOM Smart Execution). The shares in TOM’s capital are (indirectly) held by ABN AMRO Clearing, BinckBank and Optiver.

About IMC

IMC is a global financial institution founded in 1989 that has become one of the leading market participants on the electronic exchanges around the world. IMC financial markets is located in Amsterdam, Chicago, Hong Kong, Sydney and Zug.

Information

TOM (The Order Machine)

Barbara Strozzilaan 310

NL - 1083 HN AMSTERDAM

Contact person: Willem Meijer (CEO)

Telefoon: +31 20 – 719 5000

www.tomgroup.eu