NASDAQ OMX Reports Continuous Inflow To First North Premier - Four More Companies Approved For Trading On New First North Segment Since ItsLaunch Two Weeks Ago

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces continuing inflow of companies to First North Premier, the new segment on its Nordic growth market First North. Over the last week four companies have been welcomed to First North Premier: Borevind AB, Effnet AB, MedCap AB and Paradox Entertainment AB. Since the launch on February 16th, a total of eleven companies have been approved for trading on First North Premier.

First North Premier supports companies on First North who seek to enhance investor visibility and credibility by complying with the NASDAQ OMX Nordic main market disclosure and accounting rules. The companies on First North Premier cover a broad spectrum of industries coming from the following sectors: Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Stables, Health Care, Financials and Information Technology.

Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX said, "First North Premier has been received very positively by our companies on First North, proving that the time for offering this new opportunity for growth companies has been right. We are pleased that so many companies already have committed themselves to deliver a higher standard of transparency and to show the readiness to prepare for the next step - a listing on our Nordic main market.”

Companies in the First North Premier segment commit to follow the disclosure rules for the NASDAQ OMX Nordic main market, and to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for accounting and financial reports.

The First North Premier segment is available on NASDAQ OMX markets in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Iceland. For more information about First North Premier visit: www.nasdaqomx.com/listingcenter/firstnorth/premier.