NASDAQ OBTAINS CLEARANCE FROM THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
PLANS FOR PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF OMX AB ON TRACKNASDAQ FORMALLY WITHDRAWS STAND-ALONE OFFER FOR OMX, WILL PROCEED WITH ACQUISITION OF OMX FROM BORSE DUBAINew York, NY, December 31, 2007 -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that it has obtained clearance from The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerning Borse Dubai’s investment in NASDAQ, which will allow it to proceed with its plans to combine with Stockholm-based OMX AB (publ) (OMX). NASDAQ and Borse Dubai Limited (Borse Dubai) had previously voluntarily submitted their agreement