New OMX Baltic 10 portfolio selected

New OMX Baltic 10 portfolio selected The new portfolio of the OMX Baltic 10 index will become effective on July 1, 2009 Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, June 15, 2009 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Baltic 10 index, (NASDAQ OMX Baltic: OMXB10), which will become effective with the market open on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Bankas Snoras (SRS1L) and Klaipedos Nafta (KNF1L) will be added to the index. As a result of the evaluation, the following two shares will be removed from the OMXB10 index: Siauliu Bankas (SAB1L) and Invalda (IVL1L). “The OMX Baltic 10 index consists of the 10 most actively traded stocks on the Baltic markets. The index is easy to replicate and acts as underlying for derivatives and structured products providing investors with an effective alternative to reach exposure to the Baltic region”, says Magdalena Hartman, Vice president Global Index Group. The weight of the constituent stocks in the OMX Baltic 10 is based on the market value adjusted by free float and is capped to 15% in connection with the review. The composition of the index is revised twice a year, on January 1 and July 1. The base date for OMXB10 index is December 31, 1999 with a base value of 100. OMX Baltic 10 constituents after review effective July 1, 2009: Apranga Baltika Bankas Snoras Estonian Telecom A Klaipedos Nafta Olympic Entertainment Group Tallink Grupp Tallinn Department Store TEO LT Ukio Bankas About NASDAQ OMX Index Products NASDAQ OMX is a global leader in creating and licensing strategy indexes and is home to the most widely watched indexes in the world. As a premier, full-service provider, NASDAQ OMX is dedicated to designing powerful indexes that are in sync with a continually changing market environment. Utilizing the expanded coverage of our global company, NASDAQ OMX has nearly 1,500 diverse equity, commodity and fixed-income indexes in the U.S., Europe, and throughout world. In addition, our calculation, licensing and marketing support provide the tools to measure and replicate global markets. The NASDAQ OMX Index Group range of services covers the entire business process from index design to calculation and dissemination. For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/. For more information about the OMX Baltic 10 Index, including detailed eligibility criteria, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/. 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, with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe 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. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about NASDAQ OMX's products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that the FSA will give the NASDAQ OMX applicant the authorization and permissions which it seeks. - # - CONTACTS: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg +45 3377 0430 ellen-margrethe.soelberg@nasdaqomx.com NDAQF

In This Story