STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 22, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Board of Directors of OMX has today decided to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders to take place on August 19, 2005, at 12.00 CET at the OMX office on Tullvaktsvagen 15 in Stockholm, Sweden. The purpose of the Extraordinary General Meeting is to elect a new member to the Board of Directors of OMX, to replace Henrik Normann who has resigned from the Board of Directors.
As communicated in a press release dated June 1, 2005, OMX's Nominating Committee proposes to the shareholders that Hans Munk Nielsen be elected to serve until the 2006 Annual General Meeting is held. More information about Hans Munk Nielsen can also be found in that press release.
For more information, please contact: Olof Stenhammar, Chairman of the Board of Directors +46 8 405 66 42 Anna Rasin, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, OMX +46 8 405 66 12
ABOUT OMX
OMX owns and operates the largest securities market in the Northern Europe and is a leading provider of marketplace services and solutions for the financial and energy markets. OMX consists of two divisions: OMX Exchanges and OMX Technology. OMX Exchanges owns and operates the stock exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius as well as the central securities depositories in Estonia and Latvia. Through OMX Exchanges OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. OMX Technology is a world leading provider of solutions and services -- transaction technology, processing and outsourcing -- based on proven technology. OMX is listed on the stock exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. For more information please visit www.omxgroup.com.
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