The Board of the NOREX Alliance today elected Jukka Ruuska, President of
HEX Integrated Markets, as Chairman of NOREX.

Following the signing of the new NOREX Co-operation Agreement on April
7, 2004 HEX Integrated Markets has now become a shareholder in Nordic
Exchanges A/S.

Oslo Børs and Copenhagen Stock Exchange have both sold 9% of their
shareholding to HEX Integrated Markets, and the share distribution in
the company is the following:

- HEX Integrated Markets: 50% (including the shares formerly owned by
Stockholmsbörsen)

- Oslo Børs: 23%

- Copenhagen Stock Exchange: 23%

- Iceland Stock Exchange: 4%

At an extraordinary general meeting of Nordic Exchanges A/S today, Jukka
Ruuska was elected to the Board of Nordic Exchanges A/S (NOREX) together
with Jouni Torasvirta, Head of Helsinki Exchanges, Henrik Paulsson,
Acting Head of Stockholmsbörsen and Gert Tiivas,...