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OMX - Quarterly Report

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden , October 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- Revenues during January-September increased by 23 percent to SEK 3,192m(2,585)

    - Operating income rose by 23 percent to SEK 1,053 m (856)    - Income after financial items rose by 22 percent to SEK 994 m (812)    - Income after tax rose by 28 percent to SEK 786 m (615)    - Earnings per share rose by 25 percent to SEK 6.46 (5.17)    - Return on shareholders' equity rose to 23 percent (17)    - Increased exchange trading - the most active summer quarter ever    - Continued strong growth in information revenues    - First technology customer in South America

"The third quarter was yet another strong quarter for OMX. Operatingincome rose by 34 percent compared with the year-earlier period. It isparticularly gratifying that profit, excluding capital gains, also increasedcompared with the second quarter of 2007, since the third quarter is normallya seasonally weaker quarter. In addition, it is highly positive that allbusiness areas contributed to the increase in earnings," says Magnus Bocker,President and CEO of OMX.

OMX's interim report for the period January-September 2007 is presentedon the following pages. The report is also available at. A press and analyst briefing will be held today at11:00 a.m. CET at OMX's premises at Tullvaktsvagen 15, Stockholm. For anyoneunable to attend, it is possible to participate via teleconference on thefollowing numbers, Sweden: +46-(0)850-520-270, UK: +44-(0)-208-817-9301, USA:+1-718-354-1226. The report will be presented by OMX's President and CEOMagnus Bocker and CFO Kristina Schauman.

About OMX

OMX (CSE: - ) is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The OMXNordic Exchange comprises over 800 companies including its alternative marketFirst North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearingorganizations and central securities depositories in over 50 countries. TheNordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering fromOMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, andVilnius. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on theOMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit, please visit.

This information is disclosed according to applicable law and exchangerules.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this communication contains forward-lookingstatements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. OMX cautionsreaders that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of futureperformance and that actual results could differ materially from thosecontained in the forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statementsinclude, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of NASDAQ'soffer, the transactions contemplated by NASDAQ's agreements with Borse Dubaiand OMX, the proposed business combination transaction involving NASDAQ andOMX, including estimated revenue and cost synergies, the combined company'splans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that arenot historical facts. Additional risks and factors are identified in OMX'sfilings with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw.Finansinspektionen) (the "SFSA") including its annual report for 2006, whichis available on OMX's website at . OMX undertakes noobligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as aresult of new information, future events or otherwise.

Notice to OMX shareholders

This document does not constitute an offer to purchase, sell or exchangeor the solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or exchange any securitiesof OMX.

Additional Information

On August 7, 2007, NASDAQ filed with the SEC a Registration Statement onForm S-4 that includes a preliminary proxy statement of NASDAQ that alsoconstitutes a prospectus of NASDAQ. On October 12, 2007, NASDAQ filed withthe SEC a preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A. Investors and securityholders are urged to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus on FormS-4 and the preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A, the definitive proxystatement/prospectus on Form S-4 if and when it becomes available and thedefinitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A if and when it becomes available,as well as other applicable documents regarding the proposed businesscombination transaction, because those documents contain, or will contain,important information. You may obtain a free copy of those documents (if andwhen available) and other related documents filed by NASDAQ with the SEC atthe SEC's website at . The proxy statement/prospectus (if and whenit becomes available) and the other documents may also be obtained for freeby accessing NASDAQ's website at and OMX's website at.

For further information, please contact: Jakob Hakanson, Vice President,Investor Relations, +46-(0)8-405-60-42; Heidi Wendt, Vice President, MediaRelations, +46-(0)8-405-72-93

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