OMX signs Bolsa de Valores de Colombia as first exchange customer in South America

OMX, a leading expert in the exchange industry, has signed an agreement with    
Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC) to provide a new trading system to enhance   
the BVC's IT infrastructure.                                                    

OMX will be the system provider for the license, customization, implementation  
and support of BVC's new trading system, which will be used for derivatives and 
cash equities.                                                                  

“It is an honor to be selected as BVC's technology partner as it grows into a   
world-class exchange and continues to strengthen its position in Latin America,”
said Markus Gerdien, President Business Area Market Technology OMX. “This       
appointment is particularly gratifying for OMX, as it is our first in South     
America and validates our strategic focus on developing long-term customer      
relationships built on best-in-class solutions, first rate service and strategic
advisory services. OMX is now represented on all of the world's major           
continents.”                                                                    

The Bolsa de Valores de Colombia was formed in 2001 as a national exchange by   
combining the stock exchanges of Bogotá, Medellín and Occidente. The exchange   
currently operates cash equities and fixed income markets and plans to launch a 
derivatives market shortly.  BVC is the fourth largest fixed income market in   
the world.                                                                      

“With this new trading platform, BVC will have a world class, state-of-the-art  
trading platform which will bring BVC in line with international standards and  
will contribute to its strategy of attracting international institutional       
investors to our market,” said Juan Pablo Córdoba Garcés, President, Bolsa de   
Valores de Colombia. “We also look forward to benefiting from OMX's extensive   
knowledge and experience in implementing and operating market technology        
solutions globally as well as the opportunity to interact more with our exchange
colleagues around the world as part of the OMX exchange community.”             

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 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.