Amsterdam - Van der Moolen Holding N.V. announces that Mr. Hans Kroon
has decided not to become a member of the statutory Board. Mr. Kroon
has made this decision for personal reasons.

The Board and the Supervisory Board of Van der Moolen both respect
this decision.

For further information

For further information  please contact Investor  Relations/Corporate
Communications, telephone +31 (0)20 535 6789.

www.vandermoolen.com

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"believe," "intend,"  "estimate,"  "expect,"  "hope,"  and  words  of
similar meaning are forward-looking. In particular, the following are
forward-looking in  nature: statements  with regard  to strategy  and
management objectives; pending or potential acquisitions; pending  or
potential  litigation   and  government   investigations,   including
litigation and investigations  concerning specialist  trading in  the
U.S.; future revenue sources; the  effects of changes or  prospective
changes in the regulation or structure of the securities exchanges on
which our subsidiaries operate;  and trends in results,  performance,
achievements or conditions in the markets in which we operate.  These
forward-looking statements  involve  risks, uncertainties  and  other
factors, some of which  are beyond our control,  which may cause  our
results, performance, achievements  or conditions in  the markets  in
which we operate to differ, possibly materially, from those expressed
or implied in these forward-looking statements. We caution you not to
place undue  reliance  on  these  forward-looking  statements,  which
reflect our  management's view  only as  of the  date of  this  Press
Release. We  have  no  obligation  to  update  these  forward-looking
statements


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