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Statement From NASDAQ Regarding Archipelago Lawsuit

Date 16/09/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; OTCBB: NDAQ) is pleased that its Federal Lanham Act (trademark act) claims and its lawsuit against Archipelago and the Pacific Exchange will move forward in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York