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  • NASDAQ Closing Bell
  • September 26, 2008
  • United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell
September 26, 2008 - United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs
About this Marketsite Event:

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs, presides over the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of U.N. General Assembly in New York. Joining Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is NASDAQ OMX President Magnus Bocker.

About NASDAQ OMX in UAE:

NASDAQ and Borse Dubai announced in September 2007 that they entered into an agreement whereby NASDAQ would become a strategic shareholder with a 33.3% stake in Dubai's international financial exchange. NASDAQ provides DIFX with the NASDAQ brand, OMX technology and marketing resources. This investment is designed to accelerate DIFX's growth in the region and create a world-class electronic exchange and technology platform in one of the world's fastest growing markets. NASDAQ OMX companies can now tap into the Middle Eastern capital markets and Dual List on DIFX, as part of our Global Listing initiative.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.

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Organizations interested in obtaining NASDAQ-listed company bell ringing ceremony photographs for press purposes, must first receive approval from the listed company before requesting photographs from NASDAQ. Please provide the company contact information from whom you received approval to Jolene Libretto at jolene.libretto@nasdaq.com. Kindly credit © 2008, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Reprinted with permission.

Other Photography Inquiries:
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© 2008, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Reprinted with permission.