January 12, 2012

Helsinki, January 12, 2012 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today the result of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 Index (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: OMXH25). Amer Sports (AMEAS) will become a component of the OMXH25 Index prior to market open on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Amer Sports will replace Talvivaara Mining Company (TLV1V).

Amer Sports is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, and has a market capitalization of approximately EUR 1.1 billion and was listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in 1977. Amer Sports is one of the leading sporting goods companies in the world with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Mavic, Precor and Suunto. For more information about the company, go to www.amersports.com

The OMX Helsinki 25 Index, launched in 1988, is the leading equity index for the Finnish equity market including the 25 most traded Blue chip companies on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The index is designed to track the Finnish equity market and act as underlying for financial products such as options, futures, exchange- traded funds and mutual funds.

The OMX Helsinki 25 index constituents effective February 1, 2012, are:

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 more than 3,500 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 ).

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.

More information:
NASDAQ OMX  
Maarit Bystedt
+358 (0)9 6166 7274
maarit.bystedt@nasdaqomx.com



distribué par

Ce noodl a été diffusé par NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. et initialement mise en ligne sur le site http://www.nasdaqomx.com. La version originale est disponible ici.

Ce noodl a été distribué par noodls dans son format d'origine et sans modification sur 2012-01-12 13:11:04 PM et restera accessible depuis ce lien permanent.

Cette annonce est protégée par les règles du droit d'auteur et toute autre loi applicable, et son propriétaire est seul responsable de sa véracité et de son originalité.