April 2006 statistics from OMX, the Nordic Exchange

All-time high • The value of daily share trading reached an all-time high on April 21 amounting to EUR 7,957 million. (Previous record: EUR 7,725 million on January 26, 2006). • The number of share trades on OMX’s exchanges reached an all-time high on April 27 amounting to 161,969 trades per day (previous record: 152,282 trades on April 25, 2006). • The daily trading volume in derivatives trading on OMX’s exchanges reached an all-time high on April 21 amounting to 1 989 325 contracts. (Previous record: 1 493 609 contracts, on February 6, 2004). • The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 5,002 million (Previous record: EUR 4,518 million on January, 2006). • The average number of trades per business day amounted to 128,031 (Previous record: 120,749 trades per day on February, 2006). • The average daily trading volume in derivatives trading on OMX’s exchanges reached an all-time high in April amounting to 759,890 contracts. (Previous record: 661 934 contracts, January, 2006). Trading on OMX’s exchanges • The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 5,002 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 3,465 million). • The average number of trades per business day amounted to 128,031 (during the past 12-month period: 97,592). • The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 759,890 contracts (during the past 12-month period: 529,484). Trading on the Helsinki Stock Exchange – All time high • The warrant trading reached an all-time high on April: o In euros: EUR 255,9 million (Previous record: EUR 216,1 million in March 2006) o In numbers: 685 053 000 (Previous record: 634 638 600 in March 2006 ) o In trades: 36 893 trades (Previous record: 33 152 in March 2006) • The value of average daily warrant trading amounted to EUR 14.2 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 5.4 million) • The all-time-high daily warrant trading amounted to EUR 22.0 million on April 21, 2006 New Companies and Members New listings: • Catena in Stockholm • FIM Group Corporation in Helsinki • Fourmepleje Safe A/S in Copenhagen New members: • FIH Erhvervsbank A/S in Copenhagen Information about Surveillance and Enforcement can be downloaded at http://www.hex.com/en/surveillance These statistics are also available at www.omxgroup.com. For more information, please contact: In Stockholm, Ulrika Areskog, Communications Manager +46 8 405 63 76 In Helsinki, Jarmo Holopainen, Communications Manager + 358 9 6166 7203 In Copenhagen, Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg, Communications Manager + 45 33 77 04 30 In Tallinn, Tex Vertmann, Communications Manager +372 640 88 62 In Riga, Inese Purgaile, Corporate Communications Department Manager + 371 721 24 31 In Vilnius, Gintare Blazyte, Marketing and Communications Specialist +370 5 272 13 71 About OMX OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. Through the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. Our integrated technology solutions span the transaction chain enabling efficient securities transactions for exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories around the world. OMX is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.