LONG-TERM ECU CONTRACT
DELIVERABLE SECURITIES FOR THE JUNE 1998 MATURITY

Paris, February 19, 1998 -- Following consultations with the ECU experts group, Matif SA announced the composition of the ECU futures bond pool for the June 1998 maturity.

The new ECU-denominated OAT 5.25% issue maturing in April 2008 has been added to the pool, which is thus made up of :

- OAT 7.50% April 2005
- OAT 7% April 2006
- OAT 5.50% April 2007
- OAT 5.25% April 2008

On February 19, 1998, the total amount of deliverable securities outstanding came to ECU 11.2 billion.

Contact : Antoinette Bouvier-Darpy - Tél. : 33 1 40 28 83 89 - 33 1 40 28 80 26

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