The new portfolio of the OMX Copenhagen Benchmark index will become effective
on December 1, 2009
Stockholm, Nov 11, 2009 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces
today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Copenhagen Benchmark
index, (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: OMXCB), which will become effective with the
market open on Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Schaumann Properties (SCHAUP), Søndagsavisen A-S (SOEN) and Rockwool
International B (ROCK B) will be added to the index.
Østasiatiske Kompagni (EAC) and Ringkjøbing Landbobank (RILBA) will be removed
from the index.
The OMXCB index is a free float adjusted index designed to act as a transparent
and liquid benchmark with low transaction costs for the investors while
maintaining a high correlation to the Danish market.
OMXCB is sector diversified and major sectors represented are Industrials,
Financials and Health Care. The securities must also meet other eligibility
criteria including a turnover screening. The OMXCB index is evaluated on a
semi-annual basis in May and November, and the new index portfolio becomes
effective on the first trading day in June and December respectively.
About NASDAQ OMX Index Products
NASDAQ OMX is a global leader in creating and licensing strategy indexes and is
home to the most widely watched indexes in the world. As a premier, full-service
provider, NASDAQ OMX is dedicated to designing powerful indexes that are in sync
with a continually changing market environment. Utilizing the expanded coverage
of our global company, NASDAQ OMX has nearly 1,500 diverse equity, commodity and
fixed-income indexes in the U.S., Europe, and throughout world. In addition, our
calculation, licensing and marketing support provide the tools to measure and
replicate global markets. The NASDAQ OMX Index Group range of services covers
the entire business process from index design to calculation and dissemination.
For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
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 over 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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
NASDAQ OMX's products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond
NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors
detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to
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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CONTACTS:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Carl Norell
+46 8 405 6639
carl.norell@nasdaqomx.com
