Semi-Annual Review Of The Nasdaq First North 25 Index - The New Portfolio Of The Nasdaq First North 25 Index Will Become Effective On January 2, 2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the Nasdaq First North 25 Index (Nasdaq Stockholm: FN25) which will become effective with the market open on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Aspire Global plc (ASPIRE), Climeon AB ser. B (CLIME B), Cognosec AB (COGS), Global Gaming 555 AB (GLOBAL), IRLAB Therapeutics AB ser. A (IRLAB A), Nordic Leisure AB (NLAB), SaltX Technology Holding AB se (SALT B), Fastighets AB Trianon ser. B will be added to the portfolio. Nilorngruppen AB Ser. B (NIL B), Sdiptech AB B (SDIP B), ShaMaran Petroleum Corp (SNM), Transtema AB (TRANS), Vostok Emerging Finance Ltd (VEMF SDB) will exit the portfolio.

The FN25 consists of the largest and most traded shares listed on Nasdaq First North. Companies included in the FN25 are selected through a two-step process as follows:

• The 30 largest companies measured by market capitalization are selected.
• The 25 most traded shares within this pool, measured by aggregated trading turnover over a six month period, are selected for the index. 

FN25 is reviewed semi-annually in January and July.

The Nasdaq First North 25 Index constituents effective January 2, 2018, are: