NASDAQ OMX Nordic Welcomes Loomis AB

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec 9, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- NASDAQ OMX Nordic, part of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces today that trading in Loomis AB shares commence on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Loomis is a cash handling service provider that was previously a subsidiary within Securitas AB, also a company listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic. Loomis AB is the 13th company listed at NASDAQ OMX Nordic in 2008.

Loomis offers a wide range of integrated services for cash handling, including secure transportation, cash management, ATM and technical services. Loomis' services mainly target banks, multi-location retailers and other commercial enterprises, and provide secure, efficient management of the physical flow of cash. Loomis has operations in Europe and the U.S. with 20,000 employees working in more than 370 offices.

"We are excited to welcome Loomis to the Nordic Exchange, and to offer trading in a company that will make a valuable addition to our Industrials sector," said Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President at NASDAQ OMX. "Under the Securitas umbrella Loomis has proven to be an organization with the strong business model and competence required to be a publicly listed company. We look forward to providing Loomis with the strong liquidity, investor exposure and services that we offer listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic."

Loomis AB, whose short name is LOOM B, is a mid-cap company in the Industrials sector.

About the NASDAQ OMX Group

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 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group 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 Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.

About NASDAQ OMX Nordic

NASDAQ OMX Nordic serves as a central gateway to the Nordic financial markets, offering listing and trading services for among others; issuers, bank and brokers and market data vendors. NASDAQ OMX Nordic comprises over 730 companies including its alternative market First North and offers trading in equities, derivatives, fixed income and more. NASDAQ OMX Nordic is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Iceland. For more information, please visit www.nasdaqomxnordic.com.

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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.

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          Carl Norell
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