NASDAQ OMX welcomes Šiaulių bankas AB as a Baltic member

19.03.2013 TLN

Tallinn/Vilnius/Riga, Baltic Market, March 19, 2013 – The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces that Šiaulių bankas AB has been approved as a member of NASDAQ OMX Tallinn and NASDAQ OMX Riga, effective from March 20, 2013.

As Šiaulių bankas is already a member of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius, it becomes the 24th pan-Baltic member. A membership of NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market covering all three Baltic exchanges gives Šiaulių bankas and its clients direct access to trading in shares of 80 companies, 25 corporate bonds, 40 government securities issues and 8 funds listed on the Baltic Market.

“We are happy to see Šiaulių bankas extending its reach across the Baltics and trust that its clients will benefit from an efficient and smooth access to trading in the Baltic securities,” says Daiga Auziņa-Melalksne, Head of Exchange Services at NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market.

Another 11 financial institutions are the members of at least one Baltic exchange, making the total number of members on NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market equal to 35. 

About Šiaulių bankas AB

Šiaulių bankas has started operating since February 4, 1992. Currently, Šiaulių bankas provides banking services all over Lithuania through 80 regional outlets (in March 2013 the previous network of 55 outlets has been supplemented by 25 outlets which formerly belonged to Ūkio bankas) operating in 30 towns of the country.

The major shareholder of Šiaulių bankas is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD and Šiaulių bankas have been the partners since 2000.

About NASDAQ OMX  

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For more information:

Ott Raidla, Communications Manager, NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market
Phone: +372 64 08862, Mobile: +372 55524824, ott.raidla@nasdaqomx.com 

Āris Dreimanis, Communications Manager, NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market
Phone: +371 67 212 431, Mobile: +371 261242824, aris.dreimanis@nasdaqomx.com 

Audronė Ranonytė, Head of Marketing and Communications, NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market
Phone: +370 5272 3458, Mobile: +370 682 37411, audrone.ranonyte@nasdaqomx.com