VINX Index Information: Revision of index rules (30/09)

Revision of ”Rules for the Construction and Maintenance of the NOREX
Exchanges' Tradable, All-Share, Sector, Small Cap and Benchmark
Indexes”

The common index rules within NOREX have been revised. The revision is based
on feedback from market participants and analysis within the NOREX Index
Group. The changes will be available on NASDAQ OMX´s web.

The main changes are:

- A new name: “Rules for the Construction and Maintenance of the NOREX
Exchanges' Indexes”
- The specific index formula for Stockholm has been removed and the
indexes will be calculated in accordance with the NOREX algorithm
instead.
- Dividend adjustments have been revised in order to harmonize with the
dividend methodology used in OMXS30.
- The index rules now include the Small Cap indexes and the quarterly
capping schedule has been clarified.
- The capping methodology for the OMX Helsinki Cap indexes has been
included in the index rules. The “Rules for the construction and
Maintenance of the OMX Helsinki Cap Indices” will be discontinued as of
December 1, 2009.
- Oslo Børs has changed their current Small Cap index to be based on free
float market capitalization instead of total market capitalization.

The revised, “Rules for the Construction and Maintenance of the NOREX
Exchanges' Indexes”, will be effective from December 1, 2009.

For further information concerning this exchange notice please contact Michael
Olsson or Ida Gustavsson, telephone + 46 8 405 6296, e-mail
index@nasdaqomx.com