OMHEX  formally  announced  today  its interest in participating in the

privatization  process  of  the  National  Stock  Exchange of Lithuania

(NSEL)  and the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL). As a

logical next step to further its strategy of integrating the Nordic and

Baltic  securities  market,  OMHEX  intends  to submit an offer for the

shares of NSEL and CSDL that are for sale in the privatization process.

- OMHEX has a clear commitment and vision as well as a successful track

record  as facilitator of the integration and development of the Nordic

and Baltic region, said Magnus Böcker, President and CEO, OMHEX.

-  Based  on  our  vision, the integration of the Lithuanian securities

market  would  complete  the  Nordic  and  Baltic  region  as  a  truly

integrated market using common trading technology, harmonized processes

and  rules.  It  will  also  increase  the attractiveness of the entire

Baltic market and generate clear value and benefits for all

Lithuanian market participants: investors, listed companies and trading

members.

For further information or comments, please contact: 

Gert Tiivas, President of Baltic Operations

+372 517759

Jukka Ruuska, President of HEX Integrated Markets

+358 9 6166 7200

Anna Rasin, VP Marketing & Communications

+46 8 405 66 12

About OMHEX

OMHEX  is a leading provider of marketplace services and solutions that

help  customers  achieve  efficient securities transactions. Within the

HEX  Integrated  Markets  division,  OMHEX  operates  Northern Europe's

largest    securities    market.   Its   exchange   operations   within

Stockholmsbörsen, HEX Helsinki, HEX Tallinn and HEX Riga offer

investors  access to 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic equity market.

HEX Integrated Markets also operates central securities depositories in

Finland,  Estonia and Latvia. Through the OM Technology division, OMHEX

is  a  world-leading provider of transaction technology, processing and

outsourcing solutions to financial markets around the world.