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Linux-Mandrake Community Newsletter - special IPO (2)

Subject: Linux-Mandrake Community Newsletter - special IPO (2)
From: Mandrake Team (return@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Mon Jul 30 15:44:56 2001


Mandrakesoft is now listed on the stock exchange!

MandrakeSoft is pleased to announce that the company is now listed on the
Euronext Marché Libre. As a result of the successful Initial Public Offering,
a total of 688.480 shares were sold at 6.2 Euros each. This results in an
increase in capital of approximately 4.3 million Euros and represents 20.28%
of the company's capital after issue.

It's a big step in MandrakeSoft development and its future.

The stock will be publicly traded on Friday, August 3rd.

We would like to thank everyone who helped make the IPO a success. Now
everyone can trade Mandrakesoft shares!

There are several rules to know before buying or selling shares:

What is the Marché Libre ?
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The Marché Libre is a non-regulated European stock market. It is a small
market with less investors & transactions than the larger markets such as
Nasdaq. There is one price determination each day at 3 PM which sets the
market price. The price cannot change more than 10% each day.

How should I trade Mandrakesoft shares?
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MandrakeSoft has been assigned the Euroclear-Paris code "4477". When trading
on the Marché Libre you should always provide a "limit price" when selling or
buying shares. Because there may not be many transactions, if you don't
provide a price limit you run the risk of buying very high or selling very
low. NEVER conduct a transaction without a limit!

A PDF file which describes the market is available from Euronext:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/toprint/notemarchlib.pdf

How can I buy Mandrakesoft shares?
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Ask your usual broker if they accept orders for Euronext with the Euroclear
Paris code 4477.

For more information, please see MandrakeSoft's IPO pages at:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors/ipo

If you've purchased MandrakeSoft shares, please share your experience with
the broker and price per share on MandrakeForum:
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1128&mode=thread

Also, accounts can be opened with the online broker "StartFinance" following
the same procedure as for the IPO:
http://www.startfinance.com/goandtrade/invest/

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