In the Nordic Exchange “Best Financial Reporting 2006” competition, SAS AB has been named the winner in the Large Company category. Concordia AB has been named the winner in the Small Company category. The Best Financial Reporting competition is an annual event designed to encourage companies to improve and develop their external communications. SAS, the winner in the Large Company category, has made a very user-friendly annual report - regardless of the kind of user - that provides clear information about the company and its different interest groups in a very attractive way. The winner in the Small Company category, Concordia, gives the reader, in a very balanced manner, relevant information regarding business idea, strategy and financial goals. The graphics are greatly harmonized with a stylish interplay between text, pictures, tables and charts. To sum up, an annual report that in many ways serves as a very good example for other small companies. In the Large Company category, four distinctions were awarded for 2006. These went to Castellum, Electrolux, JM and Trelleborg. In the Small Company category, distinctions were awarded to Aspiro, Home Properties, HL Display and Nolato. “The Nordic Exchange regards it as essential that the communications of our companies maintain a high, uniform quality. We focus continuously on supporting such efforts, as exemplified by the our training programs and this particular competition. For this reason, it is gratifying that we received many high-quality contributions to this year's competition. I sincerely thank all of the companies that have worked hard to produce good annual reports, and I would also like to thank the jury for their efforts in selecting the winners,” says Jenny Rosberg, President of Company Services, OMX. The role of the jury is to make an overall assessment of the company's reporting to the market in order to assess which companies best satisfy the requirements of shareholders and other readers. The market information assessed by the jury consisted mainly of annual reports. During this year's competition, the 42nd in succession, the candidates consisted of all companies listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and 12 companies that competed of their own initiative. The jury consisted of Ulf Strömsten, chairman; Katarina Green; Anders Haskel; Pontus Herin; and Nils Liliedahl. The “Best Financial Reporting 2006” brochure can be ordered free of charge via OMX website, www.omxgroup.com/Nordic Exchange. Among other information, the brochure includes general comments about the annual reports for 2006 and specific comments about the winners and a list of the companies awarded distinctions. 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.