NASDAQ OMX Iceland introduces the OMXI6 Index - New Index for the most liquid companies on the market

Reykjavik, January 2, 2009 — NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today
announced the introduction of the OMXI6 Index, a new index on NASDAQ OMX
Iceland, which will replace the OMXI15. The new Index consists of the six most
traded and liquid companies listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland. The purpose of the
index is to reflect the Icelandic investment opportunities and
function as a desired investment tool for fund managers and other investors. 

“New times call for a new index. The OMXI6 index is designed to equip ourselves
for the restoration of the Icelandic equity market”, said Thordur Fridjonsson,
President, NASDAQ OMX Iceland. “The Index consists of fewer companies than the
OMXI15 in the interest of liquidity. It will better serve as an investment
benchmark and will be more appealing for investors under the circumstances that
now prevail. The index constituents reflect that the market is more
characterized by non-financials than before.” 

18 companies are listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland. The index selection will be
reviewed semi-annually and a new selection will take effect on 1 January and 1
July respectively. The OMXI6 will be a free float adjusted market
capitalization index, and will be calculated in ISK and EUR. The Index
commenced calculation today with a value of 1000. 

To view the companies in the OMXI6, visit www.nasdaqomxnordic.com 


About NASDAQ OMX Financial Products
NASDAQ OMX Financial Products (NOFP) is engaged in the design, development,
calculation, licensing, and marketing of NASDAQ OMX indexes.  NOFP specializes
in the development of indexes focusing on NASDAQ OMX's brand themes of
innovation, technology, growth, and globalization.  NOFP also provides custom
index services and design solutions as a third-party provider to selected
financial organizations.  For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit
www.nasdaq.com/indexes. 


About the NASDAQ OMX Group
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with over 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, including First North; NASDAQ OMX Baltic and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges,
clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50
countries. ; NASDAQ OMX Nordic and; NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities
but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. 


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NASDAQ OMX's products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not
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release any revisions to any forward-looking statements. There can be no
assurance that the FSA will give the NASDAQ OMX applicant the authorization and
permissions which it seeks. 

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