Nordic stock exchange operator OMX AB to expand First North concept to the Baltic region

Nordic Business Report, May 7, 2007

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-7 May 2007-Nordic stock exchange operator OMX AB to expand First North concept to the Baltic region(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Nordic stock exchange operator OMX AB said on Monday (7 May) that it is extending the concept of alternative market First North to the Baltic region in 2007.

First North provides growing companies with easy access to the Nordic, Baltic and global financial markets, OMX claimed.

First North in the Baltic countries is an alternative to the Baltic main market with lower requirements and rules.

First North has already been launched in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland.

OMX operates the Nordic Exchange, which offers access to approximately 80% of the Nordic and Baltic securities markets.

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