The Board of OMX has earlier announced its ambition to update shareholders about
the assessment process that the Board is currently carrying out in connection to
the two offers that have been presented for the shareholders of the company.
The Board of OMX has, as a part of the assessment, sent a question to the
Securities Council, in order to make sure that all shareholders of the company
have been treated equally. The Security Council has today announced its view on
this issue and the Council concludes that the shareholders that entered into
options agreements with Borse Dubai did not receive better conditions that the
other shareholders.
Further more, the Board of OMX is at present verifying the description of OMX in
the prospectus that Borse Dubai is expected to present to the shareholders of
OMX shortly.
The Board of OMX notes that the Securities Council states that Borse Dubai has
violated the generally accepted principles in the securities market in
connection to the book building process on August 9th, 2007.
For more information please contact:
Jonas Rodny, OMX +46 8 405 72 67
About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The common
offering from OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm,
Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, 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.
OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic
Exchange. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.
This information is disclosed according to applicable law and exchange rules.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth herein contains forward-looking statements, which involve
a number of risks and uncertainties. OMX cautions readers that any
forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and that
actual results could differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements about the benefits of NASDAQ's offer, the proposed
business combination transaction involving NASDAQ and OMX, including estimated
revenue and cost synergies, the combined group's plans, objectives, expectations
and intentions, the unsolicited public offer from Borse Dubai and other
statements that are not historical facts. Additional risks and factors are
identified in NASDAQ's filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”), including its Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2006 which is available on NASDAQ's website at http://www.NASDAQ.com and the
SEC's website at SEC's website at www.sec.gov. and in OMX's filings with the
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) (the “SFSA”)
including its annual report for 2006, which is available on OMX's website at
http://www.omxgroup.com. OMX undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
Notice to OMX Shareholders
While NASDAQ's offer is being made to all holders of OMX shares, this document
does not constitute an offer to purchase, sell or exchange or the solicitation
of an offer to purchase, sell or exchange any securities of OMX or an offer to
purchase, sell or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or
exchange any securities of NASDAQ in any jurisdiction in which the making of
NASDAQ's offer or the acceptance of any tender of shares therein would not be
made in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In particular, NASDAQ's
offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada,
Japan or South Africa. While NASDAQ reserves the right to make the offer in or
into the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction pursuant to applicable
exceptions or following appropriate filings and prospectus or equivalent
document publication by NASDAQ in such jurisdictions, pending such filings or
publications and in the absence of any such exception NASDAQ's offer is not made
in any such jurisdiction.
Additional Information About this Transaction
In connection with the proposed business combination transaction, NASDAQ filed
on August 7, 2007 with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that
includes a proxy statement of NASDAQ and also constitutes a prospectus of
NASDAQ. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy
statement/prospectus and any amendments and other applicable documents regarding
the proposed business combination transaction because they contain important
information. You may obtain a free copy of those documents and other related
documents filed by NASDAQ with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The
proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents may also be obtained for free
by accessing NASDAQ's website at http://www.nasdaq.com and OMX's website at
http://www.omxgroup.com. NASDAQ and its directors and executive officers and
other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies from NASDAQ stockholders in respect of the
transactions described in this communication. You can find information about
NASDAQ's executive officers and directors in NASDAQ's definitive proxy statement
filed with the SEC on April 20, 2007. You can obtain free copies of these
documents and of the proxy statement prospectus from NASDAQ by accessing
NASDAQ's website.
