NASDAQ OMX : NEW OMX STOCKHOLM BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO SELECTED

The new portfolio of the OMX Stockholm Benchmark index will become effective on June 1, 2015

Stockholm, May 7, 2015 - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Stockholm Benchmark index, (Nasdaq Stockholm: OMXSB), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, June 1, 2015.

Haldex AB (HLDX), Sagax AB B (SAGA B), Securitas AB ser. B (SECU B) and Stora Enso Oyj ser. R (STE R) will be added to the index.

Arise AB (ARISE), Klövern AB Ser. A (KLOV A), Lundin Mining Corporation SDB (LUMI SDB), Mekonomen AB (MEKO), Scandi Standard AB (SCST), Tethys Oil AB (TETY) and Volvo, AB ser. A (VOLV A) will be removed from the index.

OMXSB includes some of the largest and most traded stocks on Nasdaq Stockholm and the portfolio is represented by companies in all ten industries. Included stocks are screened to ensure liquidity and the weight of the stocks is based on the free float adjusted market value, which means that only the part of the share capital that is considered available for trading is included in the index.

The index serves as an indicator of the overall trend on Nasdaq Stockholm and offers a cost effective index that an investor can fully replicate and use as a basis for financial products. OMXSB 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.

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Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland, Nasdaq Riga, Nasdaq Stockholm, Nasdaq Tallinn, Nasdaq Vilnius, Nasdaq Clearing and Nasdaq Broker Services are respectively brand names for Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen A/S, Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd., Nasdaq OMX Iceland hf., Nasdaq OMX Riga AS, Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB, Nasdaq OMX Tallinn AS, Nasdaq OMX Vilnius, Nasdaq OMX Clearing AB, Nasdaq OMX Broker Services AB. Nasdaq Nordic represents the common offering by Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.

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