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This excerpt taken from the NDAQ 10-Q filed Nov 9, 2007. SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENT (this Supplement) dated as of September 20, 2007 among The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Nasdaq), and OMX AB, a company duly incorporated and organized under the laws of Sweden (OMX). WHEREAS, on May 25, 2007, Nasdaq and OMX entered into a Transaction Agreement (the May 25 Agreement) providing for, among other things, Nasdaq to make a public tender offer to acquire all of the Shares in consideration of a combination of cash and Nasdaq common stock (the Nasdaq Offer); WHEREAS, on May 25, 2007, Nasdaq and OMX issued a press release announcing the terms of the Nasdaq Offer and the recommendation of the OMX Board that OMX shareholders accept the Nasdaq Offer, which recommendation was reiterated by the OMX Board on June 5, 2007; WHEREAS, on August 9, 2007, Borse Dubai Limited, a company registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre in Dubai with company number 0447 (Dubai) announced that it was in the process of purchasing Shares and entering into option arrangements to acquire Shares (the Dubai Options); WHEREAS, on August 17, 2007, Dubai announced (the Dubai Offer Announcement) a public tender offer to acquire all of the Shares for SEK 230 in cash (the Dubai Offer); WHEREAS, on September 20, 2007 Nasdaq and Dubai entered into a binding letter agreement (the Nasdaq Dubai Agreement) providing for, among other things, (i), subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, Nasdaq to withdraw the Nasdaq Offer and (ii) Dubai to sell all of the Shares acquired by it in the Dubai Offer and upon exercise of the Dubai Options to Nasdaq, all of the foregoing in accordance with the terms of the Nasdaq Dubai Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Parties have concluded a Confidentiality Agreement dated March 12, 2007. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the Parties hereto agree as follows: This excerpt taken from the NDAQ 8-K filed Oct 18, 2007. Supplement Nasdaq and OMX entered into a supplement (the Supplement) to their transaction agreement, dated May 25, 2007 (the Transaction Agreement). The Supplement modifies the board and committee composition of Nasdaq following its acquisition of OMX such that OMXs board of directors shall be entitled to propose for nomination four directors to serve on The NASDAQ OMX Groups board of directors and Borse Dubai shall be entitled to propose for nomination two directors to serve on The NASDAQ OMX Groups board of directors. Three of the directors proposed for nomination by OMXs board of directors must be independent for purposes of Nasdaqs director independence standards and OMX may elect to have one-fourth of the members of each committee of The NASDAQ OMX Groups board of directors be selected from those directors from or nominated by OMXs board of directors. Both of the directors proposed for nomination by Borse Dubai must be independent for purposes of Nasdaqs director independence standards and Borse Dubai may elect to have one member of certain committees of the board of directors, including the Audit, Executive, Finance, and Management Compensation committees, be appointed from those directors proposed for nomination by Borse Dubai, subject to applicable law, regulation or stock exchange listing standard. This excerpt taken from the NDAQ 8-K filed Sep 26, 2007. Supplement Nasdaq and OMX entered into a supplement (the Supplement) to their transaction agreement, dated May 25, 2007 (the Transaction Agreement). The Supplement modifies the board and committee composition of Nasdaq following its acquisition of OMX such that OMXs board of directors shall be entitled to propose for nomination four directors to serve on The NASDAQ OMX Groups board of directors and Borse Dubai shall be entitled to propose for nomination two directors to serve on The NASDAQ OMX Groups board of directors. Three of the directors proposed for nomination by OMXs board of directors must be independent for purposes of Nasdaqs director independence standards and OMX may elect to have one-fourth of the members of each committee of The NASDAQ OMX Groups board of directors be selected from those directors from or nominated by OMXs board of directors. Both of the directors proposed for nomination by Borse Dubai must be independent for purposes of Nasdaqs director independence standards and Borse Dubai may elect to have one member of certain committees of the board of directors, including the Audit, Executive, Finance, and Management Compensation committees, be appointed from those directors proposed for nomination by Borse Dubai, subject to applicable law, regulation or stock exchange listing standard.
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