Per E. Larsson, President & Chief Executive Officer, OM Gruppen, said. 'I am delighted to be able to report another set of record results with increased income, profits, and earnings per share. Our technology business continues its rapid growth, now contributing 42% to total revenues. These results further validate our growth story and strong prospects.
Order value for OM Technology were up 153% at SEK 2 705 milliion (£188 million), for the nine month period to September 2000, EBITDA rose to SEK 668 million (£48 million), an increase of 38% on total revenues of SEK 2,096 million (£147 million), up 53%.
Significant new developments during the period included our offer for London Stock Exchange; the London Metal Exchange systems and facilities management win; Jiway's success in signing up seven marker makers and thirty brokers; the Iceland Stock Exchange's choice of the SAXESS trading system for its equity and bond trading, and the launch of Sweden's first exchange traded Fund, XACTOMX'
