Euronext - 2020 Universal Registration Document

2020 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT including the Annual Financial Statements

Euronext N.V. (the “Company” or “Euronext” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is a Dutch public company with limited liability ( naamloze Vennootschap ), whose ordinary shares are admitted to listing and trading on regulated markets in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Portugal. The applicable regulations with respect to public information and protection of investors, as well as the commitments made by the Company to securities and market authorities, are described in this Universal Registration Document (the “Universal Registration Document”). In addition to historical information, this Universal Registration Document includes forward-looking statements and unaudited pro forma information. The forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “predict”, “target”, “will”, “should”, “may” or other variations of such terms, or by discussion of strategy. These statements relate to Euronext’s future prospects, developments and business strategies and are based on analyses or forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These forward-looking statements represent the view of Euronext only as of the dates they are made, and Euronext disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as may be otherwise required by law. The forward-looking statements in this Universal Registration Document involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause Euronext’s actual future results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those forecasted or suggested herein. These include changes in general economic and business conditions, as well as the factors described in section 2.1 – Risk Factors of this Universal Registration Document. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information included in this Universal Registration Document, which has been prepared using historical consolidated financial information of Euronext N.V. and audited historical consolidated financial information of London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Italia S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries (the “Borsa Italiana Group”), is presented for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered to be an indication of the profit/(loss) or financial position of Euronext N.V. following the contemplated acquisition of the Borsa Italiana Group (the “Combined Group”). This Universal Registration Document has been filed with the Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten (the “AFM”) on 30 March 2021 as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 without prior approval pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. This Universal Registration Document may be used for the purposes of an offer to the public of securities or admission of securities to trading on a regulated market if approved by the AFM together with any amendments, if applicable, and a securities note and summary approved in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.

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2020 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

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