Amsterdam, le 20 novembre 2007 COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE

VAN DER MOOLEN HOLDING N.V. annonce le renforcement de son organisation européenne

Van der Moolen Holding NV (apporteur de liquidité et courtier en actions, obligations et instruments liés) annonce aujourd′hui qu′il va renforcer son organisation européenne en mettant en place un comité de gestion pour ses activités européennes en plein essor.

Le comité de gestion qui sera composé de dirigeants de l′organisation européenne de VDM conseillera le Conseil de Direction sur la stratégie et les opportunités d′affaires et sera responsable d′un point de vue opérationnel des activités de VDM en Europe.

Van der Moolen Holding NV furthermore announced that the company and its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr C.F. Rondeltap, have amicably agreed upon his resignation as managing director and COO.

For more information about Van der Moolen, please visit www.vandermoolen.com or contact Investor Relations/Corporate Communications, telephone +31 (0)20 535 6789.

Disclaimer:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and which have been made pursuant to, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements regarding our future financial condition, results of operations and business strategy, plans and objectives are forward-looking. Statements containing the words "anticipate," "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 describe certain important factors to consider in connection with these forward-looking statements under "Key Information - Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 20-F. 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 Report. We have no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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