Helsinki, January 12, 2012 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today the result of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 Index (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: OMXH25). Amer Sports (AMEAS) will become a component of the OMXH25 Index prior to market open on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Amer Sports will replace Talvivaara Mining Company (TLV1V).
Amer Sports is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, and has a market capitalization of approximately EUR 1.1 billion and was listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in 1977. Amer Sports is one of the leading sporting goods companies in the world with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Mavic, Precor and Suunto. For more information about the company, go to www.amersports.com
The OMX Helsinki 25 Index, launched in 1988, is the leading equity index for the Finnish equity market including the 25 most traded Blue chip companies on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The index is designed to track the Finnish equity market and act as underlying for financial products such as options, futures, exchange- traded funds and mutual funds.
The OMX Helsinki 25 index constituents effective February 1, 2012, are:
| Amer Sports Corporation | Metso Corporation | Pohjola Bank A | ||
| Cargotec Oyj | Neste Oil Corporation | Rautaruukki Corporation | ||
| Elisa Corporation | Nokia Corporation | Sampo Plc A | ||
| Fortum Corporation | Nokian Tyres Plc | Sanoma Corporation | ||
| Kemira Oyj | Nordea Bank AB FDR | Stora Enso Oyj R | ||
| Kesko Corporation B | Orion Corporation B | Telia Sonera AB | ||
| KONE Corporation | Outokumpu Oyj | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | ||
| Konecranes Plc | Outotec Oyj | Wärtsilä Oyj | ||
| YIT Corporation | ||||
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