The Board of OMX has decided to invite shareholders to an extraordinary general meeting in order to address the election of Board of Directors. The Extraordinary General Meeting is scheduled for April 21, 2008, at 5.00 p.m. CET, at NASDAQ OMX offices in Stockholm. As Nasdaq OMX Group on February 29, 2008 controlled approximately 97.2 percent of the shares and votes in OMX AB, the Board of Directors of OMX AB have given notice that they will step down ahead of the Annual General Meeting 2008. The Board proposes that the General Meeting sets the number of Directors to five and elects Magnus Böcker - President of NASDAQ OMX, Anna Ewing - Executive Vice President Operations and Technology, Markus Gerdien - Executive Vice President Market Technology, Hans-Ole Jochumsen - Executive Vice President Transaction Services Nordics and David Warren - CFO of NASDAQ OMX, as new Board Members up until the next Annual General Meeting. Magnus Böcker is proposed to be elected Chairman of the Board. Furthermore, the Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting approve that no remuneration will be paid out to the new board members as they are all employed by NASDAQ OMX. As NASDAQ OMX Group owns over 97 percent of the shares and votes in OMX AB, and as the company is expected to soon be delisted, the Board has found reason to not comply with the Corporate Governance Code and the listing agreement with OMX Nordic Exchange with regard to the composition of the Board. The Annual General Meeting is scheduled for June, 2008, in Stockholm. For more information, please contact: Jonas Rodny, Media contact, NASDAQ OMX +46 8 405 72 67 Gustav Back, Investor Relations, NASDAQ OMX +46 8 405 64 82 This information is disclosed according to applicable law and exchange rules. About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The OMX Nordic Exchange comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in over 50 countries. The Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.
Extraordinary General Meeting for OMX AB concerning election of Board of Directors
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