The Board of OMX notes the joint announcement by NASDAQ and Borse Dubai to increase its cash offer to 265 SEK per share for each OMX share. “This move is an acknowledgement that we have taken the right decision when choosing a strategic route. Our ability to take the next step increases by strengthening the OMX Nordic Exchange through increased exposure of Nordic listed shares. Likewise we will be able to expand the OMX exchange technology offering beyond the 50 countries and 60 customers of today,” says Urban Bäckström, Chairman of OMX. The Board of OMX will take today's announcement into consideration in its assessment of the implications of the structure proposed by NASDAQ and Borse Dubai on September 20,, 2007. For more information, please contact: Jonas Rodny, OMX +46 8 405 72 67 About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The common offering from OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in over 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. About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The OMX Nordic Exchange comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in over 50 countries. The Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com. This information is disclosed according to applicable law and exchange rules. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Information set forth herein contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. OMX cautions readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of NASDAQ's offer, the proposed business combination transaction involving NASDAQ and OMX, including estimated revenue and cost synergies, the combined group's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the unsolicited public offer from Borse Dubai and other statements that are not historical facts. Additional risks and factors are identified in NASDAQ's filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 which is available on NASDAQ's website at http://www.NASDAQ.com and the SEC's website at SEC's website at www.sec.gov. and in OMX's filings with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw.