OMX makes minor divestment of shares in Orc Software

OMX makes minor divestment of shares in Orc Software OMX has sold 650 000 shares in Orc Software. OMX' result from this divestment is estimated to approximately SEK 100 million, to be recognized as other income during the second quarter of 2007. Following the divestment OMX owns 3 838 075 shares in Orc Software, corresponding to slightly more than 25 percent of its share capital. “With 25 percent of the share capital, OMX is a strategic owner of Orc Software. OMX and Orc Software will continue to deepen the cooperation with regards to product development and technology sales,” says Markus Gerdien, President Business Area Market Technology OMX. For more information, please contact: Niclas Lilja, Press Relations, OMX +46 8 405 63 95 About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. Through the Nordic Exchange, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. The Nordic Exchange is a term used for marketing purposes and is not a legal entity. It describes the common offering from the Helsinki Stock Exchange, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Stockholm Stock Exchange, Iceland Stock Exchange, Tallinn Stock Exchange, Riga Stock Exchange and Vilnius Stock Exchange. OMX' integrated technology solutions cross the transaction chain enabling efficient securities transactions for over 60 exchange organizations in more than 50 countries. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com

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