Clal Finance to become the first international Certified Advisor on First North

Stockholm, April 3, 2008 — OMX Nordic Exchange, a part of the NASDAQ OMX Group, 
Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) (NASDAQ OMX Group) announced that Clal Finance Global       
Markets Ltd has become the first international Certified Advisor on First North.
Today, there are 59 unique Certified Advisors on First North at the OMX Nordic  
Exchange.    
                                                                   
Clal Finance Group is one of Israel's largest financial institutions outside the
banking system and provides a broad array of financial services ranging from    
portfolio management to brokerage and underwriting services. The Group owns and 
manages mutual funds, an in-house hedge fund, and offers individually tailored  
structured products to clients. Clal Finance Group has significant operating    
experience in the Israeli market, and about 15,5 billion USD in assets under    
management in Israel and abroad.            
                                    
“We are very pleased to welcome Clal Finance as the first international         
Certified Advisor on First North, especially given the amount of growth         
companies in Israel. First North is today the second largest growth marketplace 
in Europe and we see a growing interest for First North from many different     
parts of the world. The high trading velocity and activity on First North will  
truly be a compelling factor for Israeli companies chosing between different    
growth markets in Europe”, says Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President of Global  
Corporate Client Group, OMX Listings & Capital Markets at Nasdaq OMX.
           
All companies that wish to join First North must engage a Certified Adviser in  
connection with the application process. The Certified Adviser has the          
obligation to provide support and ensure that the company continuously meets the
obligations associated with having shares admitted to trading on First North.   
Furthermore, the Certified Adviser has the obligation to constantly monitor the 
company's compliance with the rules of First North and report any transgressions
to the Nordic Exchange.                                                         

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers 
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, 
and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among     
major markets.  NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to         
companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX         
Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company 
offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives,   
debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports 
the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central         
securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a 
legal entity but describes the common offering from Nasdaq OMX exchanges in     
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more  
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About OMX Nordic Exchange | OMX Nordic Exchange serves as a central gateway to  
the Nordic and Baltic financial markets, offering listing and trading services  
for among others; issuers, bank and brokers and market data vendors. The Nordic 
Exchange comprises over 850 companies including its alternative market First    
North and offers trading in equities, derivatives, fixed income and more. The   
Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from    
Nasdaq OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga,
and Vilnius. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.               

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