Lysaker, 30 April 2009 The irregularities with the firewall at Nord Pool have now been resolved. This means that the UMM application, CRA, FTP and Nord Pool web are now fully operational. The UMM will be published as normal through the web application. For further information, please contact Nord Pool/NASDAQ OMX Commodities: Clearing operations - clearing.no@nasdaqomx.com clearing.no@nasdaqomx.com or phone 47 67 10 84 30 Press contact: Lars Galtung, corporate communications, phone +47 98 21 48 12