OMHEX  today announces the first day of operations and the commencement

of  trading  in  the  OMHEX share. Created through a merger between the

Swedish  company  OM and the Finnish company HEX, the new company OMHEX

is   a   leading  provider  of  marketplace  services  and  transaction

technology, facilitating efficient securities transactions.



"This  is  truly  a  historic  day  for  the  new  OMHEX company and an

important  step  in  the  creation  of  an integrated Nordic and Baltic

market,  a  market  that  we will now further develop together with our

customers   and   other  marketplace  entities,"  said  Magnus  Böcker,

President and CEO of OMHEX



"The larger scale of resources and customer-driven orientation of OMHEX

will  increase  the  company's competitiveness and will give it greater

leverage   and   capacity   to   serve  customers  and  form  strategic

partnerships  with  other  leading  international exchanges,"said Jukka

Ruuska, president HEX Integrated Markets and deputy CEO of OMHEX.



OMHEX  operations  are  based on two divisions; HEX Integrated Markets,

northern   Europe's  largest  securities  market,  offering  access  to

approximately  80  per  cent  of  the  Nordic  equity  market,  and  OM

Technology,  a  leading  provider  of  transaction  technology  for the

world's  financial  and  energy  markets.  Jukka  Ruuska  will  be  the

president  of  the HEX Integrated Markets division, and Kerstin Hessius

will  continue  as  president  of  Stockholmsbörsen with a dual role as

deputy  to  Jukka  Ruuska. The HEX Integrated Markets division has four

business  areas;  Cash  Markets headed by Jouni Torasvirta, Derivatives

Markets  headed  by  Simon Nathanson, Settlement & Depository headed by

Heikki Sirve and Baltic Operations headed by Gert Tiivas. Klas Ståhl is

the  president  of  the OM Technology division, which consists of three

business  areas;  Banks & Brokers where Klas Ståhl is also acting head,

Financial Markets headed by Roland Tibell and Global Services headed by

Carl-Magnus Hallberg. For a more detailed presentation of the new OMHEX

management, please see <a href='http://www.omhex.com' target='_blank'>http://www.omhex.com</a> 



The  creation  of  OMHEX  is  expected to provide benefits for issuers,

members  and  investors  through  increased liquidity, efficient member

access,  a broader range of services and lower costs when connecting to

the Nordic markets. The merger is also expected to create value for the

companies'  shareholders through annual cost savings of up to SEK 220 m

pre-tax  with  full effect within three years, which is higher than the

SEK  180  m  announced  in  the  prospectus. Costs for the transaction,

restructuring,  technology  migration and redundancies are estimated at

around  SEK 430 m, which is also more than previously announced SEK 360

m.



The  acquired  HEX  shares are assessed an estimated balance sheet book

value of SEK 2 300 m, with goodwill estimated at SEK 1 700 m.



As  of  today  the  OMHEX  share is listed on both Stockholmsbörsen and

Helsinki  Exchanges  under the codename OMH on Stockholmsbörsen and OMH

1V  on  Helsinki  Exchanges.  Trading  of  the  OMHEX share at Helsinki

Exchanges  starts  for  the  first  time when the market opens at 10.00

(local time).



Note to editors: 

A  ceremony  to mark the first day of trading of the OMHEX share at the

Helsinki  Exchanges  will  be  held  in  the Stock Exchange building at

Fabianinkatu 14 at 10.00 (local time). Magnus Böcker, CEO and president

of  OMHEX and Jukka Ruuska, president HEX Integrated Markets and deputy

CEO of OMHEX will participate. Media is invited to attend the ceremony,

and to the subsequent press meeting with Magnus Böcker and Jukka Ruuska

at the same location.



For further information or comments, please contact: 

Magnus Böcker, CEO and President

+ 46 8 405 66 44

Jukka  Ruuska, President HEX Integrated Markets                 + 358 9

6166 72 01

Anna Eriksson, VP Marketing & Communications                    + 46 70

554 52 06

Anu  Ilvonen,  Communications Manager                                 +

358 9 6166 75 99