OMX and Copenhagen Stock Exchange in Negotiations Regarding Closer Co-operation


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 01, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- OMX confirms that it has started negotiations with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, aiming at a closer co-operation between the two companies.

The parties will release more information, if and when there is more information to give. Until that time, no further comments will be made.

ABOUT OMX

OMX owns and operates the largest securities market in the Northern Europe and is a leading provider of marketplace services and solutions for the financial and energy markets. OMX consists of two divisions: OMX Exchanges and OMX Technology. OMX Exchanges owns and operates the stock exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius as well as the central securities depositories in Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Through OMX Exchanges OMX offers access to 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. OMX Technology is a provider of transaction technology, processing and outsourcing solutions. OMX is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange. For more information please visit www.omxgroup.com.

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