Nomura International Plc New Member On Oslo Børs And Oslo Axess

Nomura International will start direct trading in equities on Oslo Børs and Oslo Axess from Monday 16 March 2009.

Nomura is the first Japanese member on Oslo Børs and Oslo Axess, and will trade in Oslo from its London location. Nomura acquired Lehman Brothers’ Europe, Middle East, Asian investment banking and equities businesses in 2008. Nomura have now decided to start direct trading in Oslo.

Nomura provides a broad range of solutions tailored to individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in 30 countries. Based in Tokyo with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 26,000 staff worldwide.

Oslo Børs has 59 members, including Nomura, of which 36 are remote members trading from offices outside Norway. The number of members on Oslo Axess is 48, including Nomura.