Stockholm, March 31, 2010 — NASDAQ OMX, announces that the trading in ScandBook
Holding AB (SBOK) shares will commence today, March 31, on First North at NASDAQ
OMX Stockholm. ScandBook is the second company to be admitted to trading on
First North in 2010, which today comprises 126 companies.
ScandBook, headquartered in Falun, Sweden, is a leading Nordic printer of
hard-bound black-and-white books. The company holds approximately 65 percent of
the Swedish market and 45-50 percent in Norway and Denmark. It also delivers to
customers in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. ScandBook's primary customers
are the leading book publishing houses in the Nordics and around 300 small- and
medium-sized companies.
Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX said, “We look forward to
working with ScandBook to help them attract investor awareness and visibility at
First North, one of Europe's most liquid growth markets. ScandBook will make a
great addition to our Nordic and international members looking for investment
opportunities in the industrials sector.”
Scandbook belongs to the Industrials sector and has appointed HQ Bank as
Certified Adviser.
About First North
First North is regulated as a multilateral trading facility, operated by the
different exchanges within NASDAQ OMX Nordic. It does not have the legal status
as an EU-regulated market. Companies at First North are subject to the rules of
First North and not the legal requirements for admission to trading on a
regulated market. The risk in such an investment may be higher than on the main
market.
About NASDAQ OMX
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 approximately 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX 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 exchanges in Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information
about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.
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CONTACTS:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Carl Norell
+46 8 405 66 39
carl.norell@nasdaqomx.com
