March 2006 statistics from OMX, the Nordic Exchange

All-time high • The value of average daily covered warrant trading on OMX’s Nordic exchanges reached an all-time high in March, amounting to of EUR 13.6 million. (Previous record: January 2006: EUR 12.1 million per day) Trading on OMX’s Nordic exchanges • The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 4,286 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 3,356 million). • The average number of trades per business day was 116,645 (during the past 12-month period: 94,347). • The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 620,601 contracts (during the past 12-month period: 519,711). Trading on the Stockholm Stock Exchange • The turnover rate was 143% in March. New Companies and Members New listings: • Gant in Stockholm • Salcomp and Ahlstrom in Helsinki New members: • Knight Equity Markets in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki • Thenberg & Kinde in Stockholm * This report comprises statistics from The Nordic Exchange that includes the following six exchanges: the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Helsinki Stock Exchange, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Tallinn Stock Exchange, Riga Stock Exchange and Vilnius Stock Exchange. The reported figures pertain to all the six exchanges, unless otherwise stated. [Removed Graphics] [Removed Graphics] Information about Surveillance and Enforcement in March can be downloaded at www.se.omxgroup.com/, Our services for issuers/News for listed companies. These statistics are also available at www.omxgroup.com. For more information, please contact: In Stockholm, Ulrika Olofson, 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. [Removed Graphics] [Removed Graphics] [Removed Graphics]