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Financial information for OMHEX 2003

Thu, Sep 18, 2003 18:20 CET

Financial information for OMHEX 2003 OMHEX financial information for 2003 will be released as follows: Interim report January-September 2003: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 Financial Statement 2003: Thursday, January 29, 2004 OMHEX was created through a merger between the Swedish company OM and the Finnish company HEX. HEX is consolidated as of July 1, 2003. For further information or comments, please contact: Jakob Håkanson, VP Investor Relations +46 8 405 60 42 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net

Trading of the OMHEX share starts today on Helsinki Exchanges

Thu, Sep 04, 2003 09:55 CET

Trading of the OMHEX share starts today on Helsinki Exchanges As of today the OMHEX share is listed on both Stockholmsbörsen and Helsinki Exchanges under the codename OMH at Stockholmsbörsen and OMH 1V on Helsinki Exchanges. Trading of the OMHEX share at Helsinki Exchanges starts for the first time when the market opens at 10.00 (local time). For further information or comments, please contact: Jakob Håkanson, VP Investor Relations +46 8 405 60 42 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The

First day of operations for OMHEX

Thu, Sep 04, 2003 09:07 CET

First day of operations for OMHEX OMHEX today announces the first day of operations and the commencement of trading in the OMHEX share. Created through a merger between the Swedish company OM and the Finnish company HEX, the new company OMHEX is a leading provider of marketplace services and transaction technology, facilitating efficient securities transactions. "This is truly a historic day for the new OMHEX company and an important step in the creation of an integrated Nordic and Baltic market, a market that we will now further develop together with our customers and other marketplace

Magnus Böcker appointed CEO of OMHEX

Thu, Sep 04, 2003 09:00 CET

Magnus Böcker appointed CEO of OMHEX The Board of OMHEX today announced the appointment of Magnus Böcker as the CEO and President of OMHEX. Jukka Ruuska is appointed deputy CEO of OMHEX. Created through a merger between the Swedish company OM and the Finnish company HEX, the new company OMHEX is a leading provider of marketplace services and transaction technology, facilitating efficient securities transactions. "OMHEX now faces an intense period in which the important integration of OM and HEX and the major focus program announced earlier this year will be completed according to plan. I am

Admission to listing of the OM shares on the main list of Helsinki Exchanges

Wed, Aug 20, 2003 17:15 CET

Admission to listing of the OM shares on the main list of Helsinki Exchanges Helsinki Exchanges has today decided to admit to listing the shares of OM Aktiebolag ("OM") on the Helsinki Exchanges' main list, subject to the completion of OM's offer to the shareholders and warrant holders of HEX Plc ("the Offer"). Subject to completion of the Offer, the OM shares will be traded on Helsinki Exchanges under the trading code OMH1V. OM is a world leading provider of transaction technology to the financial services and energy industries. Developing and marketing IT solutions that boost the

Decisions from OM's extraordinary general meeting

Tue, Aug 19, 2003 09:58 CET

Decisions from OM's extraordinary general meeting As a consequence of OM AB's (OM) public offer to the shareholders and warrant holders of the Finnish company, HEX Oyj (HEX), an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of OM on August 18 decided to authorize the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of not more than 31,785,027 shares, entailing an increase in the company's share capital by not more than SEK 63,570,054. The authorization also covers HEX shares, which may be issued as a consequence of the exercise of warrants in HEX. In addition, the general meeting adopted,

Application for listing of OM AB's shares on the Helsinki Exchanges

Wed, Aug 13, 2003 17:30 CET

Application for listing of OM AB's shares on the Helsinki Exchanges OM Aktiebolag ("OM") has decided to apply for listing of the OM shares on the main list of the Helsinki Exchanges and has today submitted a listing application to the Helsinki Exchanges. The listing of the OM shares on the Helsinki Exchanges relates to the combination of the Swedish company OM and the Finnish company HEX Plc and is subject to the completion of OM's offer to the shareholders and warrant holders of HEX Plc. The intention is that trading in the OM shares would commence on or about 4 September 2003. OM is a

Olof Stenhammar sells shares in OM

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 10:35 CET

Olof Stenhammar sells shares in OM Olof Stenhammar, founder and chairman of the Board of OM, has sold 400 000 shares in OM. Following the sale, Olof Stenhammar & companies' holding in OM amounts to 3 017 590 shares. For more information, please contact Anna Eriksson, VP Corporate Communications, OM +46 8 405 66 12 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/07/23/20030723BIT00140/wkr0001.pdf

OM Interim Report January - June 2003

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 09:00 CET

OM Interim Report January - June 2003 * Revenue totaled SEK 1 207 m (1 416) * Loss after financial items amounted to SEK 521 m (+58) * Operating loss amounted to SEK 513 m (+65) * Loss after tax was SEK 457 m (+45) * Earnings per share at SEK -5.44 (+ 0.54) * Merger with HEX; completion expected in early September * Focus and streamlining program; restructuring costs of SEK 624m * EDX London starts trading; SEK 100 m in captial gains Enclosed you will find OM AB's Interim Report January - June 2003. The report is also available on www.om.com. Welcome to the press and analyst briefing today

Extraordinary General Meeting of OM shareholders on account of the merger between OM and HEX

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 15:18 CET

Extraordinary General Meeting of OM shareholders on account of the merger between OM and HEX OM's Board of Directors has, on account of OM's public offer to the shareholders and warrant holders of HEX, decided to propose that an extraordinary general meeting of OM shareholders authorize the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of a maximum of 31,785,027 new shares to be used as consideration in the offer. As previously announced, OM offers 2.5 new shares in OM for each share in HEX. The Board of Directors has also decided to propose that an extraordinary general meeting decide on

Invitation to Press and Analyst briefing

Wed, Jul 09, 2003 15:52 CET

Invitation to Press and Analyst briefing In conjunction with the announcement of OM's Interim report for January- June 2003 to be released at 08.00 CET on July 16, 2003, we would like to invite you to attend a meeting of journalists and analysts at OM's head office: Place: Norrlandsgatan 31, Stockholm Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Time: 11.00 CET OM's acting President and CEO, Magnus Böcker, will present the results in English together with OM's CFO, Per Nordberg. Following the presentation a light lunch will be served. For those unable to attend the briefing at Norrlandsgatan, it will be

Prospectus on merger between OM and HEX

Thu, Jul 03, 2003 13:23 CET

PROSPECTUS ON MERGER BETWEEN OM AND HEX On May 20, 2003, OM AB (publ) ("OM") and HEX Plc ("HEX") announced plans to merge. Today, the Board of Directors of OM has approved a prospectus (the "Prospectus") setting forth the terms and conditions of the offer (the "Offer") being made to the shareholders and warrant holders of HEX through which the combination between OM and HEX will be effected. The Prospectus has today been approved as listing particulars by the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority and Stockholmsbörsen is expected to recognize the English language version of the Prospectus

Statement from OM regarding eSpeed lawsuit, 2003-07-02

Wed, Jul 02, 2003 10:27 CET

Statement from OM regarding eSpeed lawsuit, 2003-07-02 OM rejects lawsuit from eSpeed Broker Tec USA, Broker Tec Global, its parent ICAP, Garban, OM Technology, and the parent company OM AB have been sued by eSpeed regarding alleged infringement of U.S. patent 6,560,580 B1. OM has been sued in connection with its delivery of software specially made for BrokerTec, a US electronic fixed income marketplace. OM rejects the lawsuit, denies any wrongdoing, and will vigorously defend itself against the allegations made in this lawsuit. No OM product infringes eSpeed's patent. The alleged patent

OM streamlines and focuses on financial markets

Mon, Jun 30, 2003 09:15 CET

OM streamlines and focuses on financial markets OM is implementing a cost reduction program which is estimated to lower the company's costs by SEK 578 m and result in lower revenues of SEK 105 m on a yearly basis. These measures aim to achieve sound profitability and create a stronger company in preparation for the merger with HEX. OM's markets remain weak and no turnaround is expected in the short term. As a result, OM has decided to streamline and focus its business on the financial markets. · Effective July 1, 2003, OM will be organized in two divisions, Stockholmsbörsen and OM

EDX London to begin trading

Fri, Jun 27, 2003 16:16 CET

EDX London to begin trading 30 June 2003 EDX London, a new equity derivatives business jointly owned by London Stock Exchange plc and OM AB, will commence trading Scandinavian equity derivatives on Monday 30 June 2003. Completion of this deal follows EDX London's approval as a Recognised Investment Exchange by the Financial Services Authority. See also today's joint press release on www.om.com. The completion of EDX London will have an expected positive net income effect for OM of approximately SEK 100 m, which will be accounted for in the second quarter of 2003. Additional positive net

EDX London to begin trading 30 june 2003

Fri, Jun 27, 2003 16:15 CET

EDX LONDON TO BEGIN TRADING 30 JUNE 2003 EDX London, a new equity derivatives business jointly owned by London Stock Exchange plc and OM AB, will begin trading Scandinavian equity derivatives on Monday 30 June 2003. Completion follows EDX London's approval as a Recognised Investment Exchange by the Financial Services Authority. EDX London will pay OM a consideration of up to £24.0 million for the transfer of the Scandinavian equity derivatives business of OM London Exchange. An initial payment of £12.8 million will be paid on completion, with an additional payment of up to £11.2 million

OM strengthens business support functions

Tue, Jun 10, 2003 10:00 CET

OM strengthens business support functions As a part of OM's ongoing organizational change process, OM's central business support functions are being organized into three units: Finance, Marketing & Communications and Staff Functions. The changes aim to take better advantage of organizational synergy effects and support Stockholmsbörsen and OM Technology more effectively. Pernilla Gladh has been appointed to head the Staff Functions unit, within which Human Resources, Legal, Premises and Group Security are gathered. Pernilla Gladh is also, since previously, head of Human Resources at OM, a

Per E. Larsson to leave OM

Tue, May 20, 2003 11:07 CET

Per E. Larsson to leave OM Per E. Larsson is to leave his position as CEO of OM on May 30, 2003. The Board of Directors has decided that a new CEO will head the new company that will be formed when OM merges with HEX. OM's Deputy CEO, Magnus Böcker has been appointed as acting CEO. "We have now reached a milestone in the work that we began nearly ten years ago," says Per E. Larsson. "The Nordic financial market is on its way to becoming one common market with a strong OM as catalyst. The Board of Directors initiated discussions when it became clear that a merger with HEX could become a

Merger between HEX and OM to create a strong integrated nordic and baltic securities market

Tue, May 20, 2003 10:51 CET

This press release must not be distributed or published in USA, Canada, Australia or Japan. MERGER BETWEEN HEX AND OM TO CREATE A STRONG INTEGRATED NORDIC AND BALTIC SECURITIES MARKET The Boards of Directors of HEX Plc ("HEX") and OM AB (publ) ("OM") today announce plans to merge the companies in order to create an integrated Nordic and Baltic market for listing, trading, clearing, settlement and depository of securities. Through the merger, a leading provider of marketplace services and transaction technology, OM HEX, will be created. The operations of OM HEX will be based on two divisions;

OM and HEX in talks regarding close co-operation

Thu, May 15, 2003 10:00 CET

OM and HEX in talks regarding close co-operation OM confirms that it has been in talks with HEX for some time, aiming at a close 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/05/15/20030515BIT00140/wkr0001.pdf

OM Interim Report January - March 2003

Wed, Apr 16, 2003 09:00 CET

OM Interim Report January - March 2003 · Revenue amounted to SEK 612 m (703) · Income before depreciation totaled SEK 97 m (119) · Income after financial items was SEK 11 m (26) · Earnings per share at SEK 0.09 (0.23) · Markets remain weak · 2002 cost-efficiency program completed according to plan · New organization implemented CEO's COMMENTS: "We have now concluded the cost-reduction programs we implemented last year according to plan. At the same time, it is discouraging to see how our revenues have continued to be affected negatively by a weak demand on our most important markets during

Invitation Press and Analyst briefing

Wed, Apr 09, 2003 17:38 CET

Invitation Press and Analyst briefing In conjunction with the announcement of OM's Interim report for January- March 2003 to be released at 08.00 CET on April 16, 2003, we would like to invite you to attend a meeting of journalists and analysts at OM's head office: Place: Norrlandsgatan 31, Stockholm Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 Time: 11.00 CET OM's President and CEO, Per E. Larsson, will present the results in English together with OM's COO, Magnus Böcker and CFO, Per Nordberg. A recording of the presentation, including the slide pictures, will be available on OM's website on April 17,

Stockholmsbörsen is one of the most efficient exchanges thanks to technology

Thu, Mar 20, 2003 09:06 CET

"Stockholmsbörsen is one of the most efficient exchanges thanks to technology" "We at OM are proud of the fact that Stockholmsbörsen is one of the world's most efficient exchanges. It is technological development that will lead to increased efficiency and improved competitiveness," stated OM's CEO Per E. Larsson in his address to the 19th Annual General Meeting of shareholders at Stockholm's Berwaldhallen last night. The dividend was fixed at SEK 1.00 (1.00) per share and the record day for the distribution will be March 24, 2003. The dividend is expected to be distributed by VPC on March

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