July 2006 Statistics From OMX, the Nordic Exchange

Trading in July on OMX, the Nordic Exchange

-- The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 2,812 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 3,734 million).

-- The average number of trades per business day amounted to 93,260 (during the past 12-month period: 109,012).

-- The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 400,335 contracts (during the past 12-month period: 540,378).

New Companies and Members

New Companies:

Main market

-- Svithoid Tankers AB in Stockholm, Energy, Small cap

-- Orion Oyj in Helsinki, Health Care, Large cap

-- Oriola-KD Oyj in Helsinki, Health Care, Mid cap

First North

-- Axlon Holding AB in Sweden, Information Technology

-- New Science Svenska AB in Sweden, Health Care

-- Travel Partner AB in Sweden, Consumer Discretionary

-- Redbet Holding AB in Sweden, Consumer Discretionary

New members:

-- Timber Hill Europe AG in Helsinki

-- Timber Hill Europe AG in Copenhagen.

-- MP Investment Bank in Tallinn

-- MP Investment Bank in Riga

-- MP Investment Bank in Vilnius

Information about Surveillance and Enforcement can be downloadedat www.se.omxgroup.com/, Our services for issuers/News for listedcompanies.

More information regarding First North can be downloaded at:

www.omxgroup.com/firstnorth The market/Statistics & Marketanalysis

www.omxgroup.com/copenhagenstockexchange About the stock market/Statistics/Monthly/Copenhagen

These statistics are also available at www.omxgroup.com.

About OMX

About OMX - OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry.Through the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga,Tallinn and Vilnius, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent ofthe Nordic and Baltic securities market. Our integrated technologysolutions span the transaction chain enabling efficient securitiestransactions for exchanges, clearing organizations, central securitiesdepositories and other financial institutions around the world. OMX islisted on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.

About First North

First North is an alternative market with lighter requirementsthan OMX's regulated markets. It provides small growth companies witha world of opportunities on the Nordic and global financial markets.First North is open for companies from all countries and offerslisting and trading in SEK, Euro or DKK and company disclosure inEnglish, Swedish, Danish or Norwegian. Investment in a company tradedon First North implies a higher risk than on the regulated market.First North in Sweden is operated by Stockholm Stock Exchange andFirst North in Denmark is operated by Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Formore information please visit www.omxgroup.com/firstnorth.

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