Strongest July ever at the Nordic Exchange

Summer trading on the Nordic Exchange has been very strong. In July the average daily share trading increased by 67 percent compared to last year, amounting to EUR 4.7 billion (July 2006: 2.8 billion) and the number of trades increased by 85 percent compared to last year, amounting to 173,250 trades per day (July 2006: 93,470 trades per day). In July, 7 new companies have been welcomed to the Nordic Exchange, which now encompasses a total of 840 companies. Industrials most traded sector The most traded sector in July was Industrials, with a turnover of EUR 26.2 billion (June 2007: EUR 26.3 billion) followed by Information Technology with a turnover of EUR 21.9 billion (June 2007: EUR 23.5 billion). Trading in July The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 4.7 billion, as compared to EUR 4.8 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 173,250, as compared to 156,161 during the past 12-month period. The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 523,615 contracts, as compared to 612,956 contracts during the past 12-month period. Most traded companies this month Large Cap Daily turnover, MEUR Nokia Oyj 563 Ericsson Telefonab LM 369 Actavis Group hf. 167 Mid Cap Tanganyika Oil Corp. 7.6 Telelogic AB 5.9 Keops A/S 5.2 Small Cap Karo Bio AB 1.7 Dantherm 1.6 Opcon AB 0.8 First North Century Aluminum 1.6 Most active members this month Large Cap Market share by turnover Morgan Stanley 7.06% SEB Enskilda AB 5.62% Glitnir AB 5.28% Mid Cap SEB Enskilda AB 11.99% Sv. Handelsbanken AB 4.92% Danske Bank A/S 4.35% Small Cap Nordnet AB 9.58% Avanza AB 8.65% Danske Bank A/S 6.43% First North Avanza AB 14.51% Market development this month Index Monthly change YTD Index Monthly change YTD OMXN40 -0.2% +11.6% Industrials +1.7% +27.6% OMXN Large Cap +0.2% +12.1% Consumer Disc. -1.7% +9.5% OMXN Mid Cap -0.3% + 8.3% Consumer Staples -1.9% + 4.1% OMXN Small Cap -1.5% + 6.1% Health Care -2.7% + 1.3% First North EUR -1.4% - 2.4% Financials +1.8% + 4.8% OMXBBPI +2.8% + 10.6% IT -1.8% +13.9% Energy -2.3% +5.5% Telecom +2.4% +1.0% Materials -2.6% + 5.6% Utilities +2.7% +10.8% For more information on number of companies, bonds, covered warrants and members, please see attached PDF-file. More detailed statistics will be available later today at http://omxgroup.com/nordicexchange/Themarket/Statisticsanalysis/ For more information, please contact Anders Rubensson, Stockholm +46 8 405 63 03 About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The common offering from OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in over 50 countries. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.