OMX – Financial Statement year-end 2005

2005 – 48-percent increase in operating income

• Revenues amounted to SEK 3,136 m (3,106) • Operating income rose to SEK 910 m (616) • Income after financial items rose to SEK 846 m (568) • Income after tax rose to SEK 543 m (383) • Earnings per share rose to SEK 4.65 (3.31) • The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 6.50 (0) per share, of which SEK 3.50 is an extra dividend • Merger with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange • Increased trading within OMX Exchanges • Improved operating income within OMX Technology • Restructuring of the Banks & Brokers business area • Acquisition of Computershare Markets Technology completed after the reporting period Fourth quarter 2005 • Revenues amounted to SEK 847 m (776) • Operating income was SEK 263 m (loss: 54) • Income after financial items was SEK 255 m (loss: 76) • Income after tax amounted to SEK 187 m (loss: 81) • Earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.62 (loss: 0.70) Enclosed you will find OMX’s Financial Statement for year-end 2005. The report is also available at www.omxgroup.com. A press and analyst briefing will be held today at 11.00 CET at OMX’s head office at Tullvaktsvägen 15, Stockholm. For those unable to attend, it will be possible to listen in via conference call at the following numbers, UK: +44 (0) 20 7162 0025, US: +1 334 323 6201, Sweden: +46 8 505 201 10. For further information or comments, please contact: Magnus Böcker, CEO +46 8 405 66 44 Kristina Schauman, CFO +46 8 405 71 35 Jakob Håkanson, VP Investor Relations +46 8 405 60 42 Niclas Lilja, VP Marketing & Communications +46 8 405 63 95