Press release, November 20, 2007 Straumur extends its membership on the Nordic Exchange As of today, November 20, Straumur-Burðarás Investment Bank hf will be a member of the OMX Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki. Straumur is currently a member of the OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland. Straumur is the fourth Icelandic member to extend membership on the OMX Nordic Exchange this year. ”It's a pleasure to see yet another Icelandic member extend its trading to cover the whole Nordic market. Extended membership gives Straumur an excellent opportunity to offer its customers easy and direct access to trading on the Nordic Exchange, the leading marketplace in several industries such as information technology, paper and fashion,” says Jukka Ruuska, President of Nordic Marketplaces at OMX. In January 2007, Iceland was integrated in the Nordic Exchange, and since then Icelandic members have rapidly increased their presence on the Nordic Exchange. This year, MP Investment Bank and Saga Capital Investment Bank have joined the Nordic Exchange, and NordVest Verdbref extended its membership to Stockholm in July. Today, there are 164 banks and brokerage firms trading on one or more markets of the OMX Nordic Exchange. 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.