BY Chris Paul On the cusp of its 60years anniversary of incorporation and trading, The Nigerian Stock Exchange is now restructured via the process of demutualisation, into the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGXGRP). The Group will have three operating subsidiaries, namely: Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the operating exchange; NGX Regulation Limited (NGX REGCO), the independent securities regulator for NGX; and NGX Real Estate Limited (NGX RELCO), the real estate company. The structure has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC) and the entities duly registered at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Subsequent to this approval, the Group Chairman of NGXGRP, Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo, had said: “Successful demutualisation was one of my fundamental objectives when I assumed the Presidency of The Exchange. The SEC’s decision today to approve the NSE’s demutualisation plans brings this aspiration to a successful conclusion in a process that has included the passage of the Demutualisation Act through the National Assembly. We are elated that this milestone has been achieved on the 60th anniversary of the commencement of trading at the Exchange and now look forward to the future public listing of its shares on NGX. On behalf of the NSE, I would like to warmly thank all those that have worked assiduously to achieve this watershed event on our journey to make the NSE a multifaceted exchange that extends across various markets and geographical regions.”