NASDAQ OMX changes company classification standard to ICB
As communicated earlier in the press release on October 26, 2011- NASDAQ OMX has decided to adopt the ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark) standard globally, effective as of February 1, 2012. The NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius will adopt ICB.
The exchange will continue to inform about the listed companies classification. That information will only include the first two levels, Industry and Super Sector.
Attached are the new classifications according to the ICB standard.
For more information please see our webpage http://www.nasdaqomx.com/newwebportal/classificationchanges.
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For further information concerning this exchange notice, please contact Carsten Borring, tel. +45 33 93 33 66
