Research Update: Sweden-Based OMX AB 'BBB+/A-2' Ratings Affirmed And Then Withdrawn At The Company's Request Aug 12

Standard & Poors, August 2012

Abstract
On Aug. 1, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'BBB+/A-2' long-term and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Swedish-based OMX AB, owner of various stock exchanges in the Nordic markets, including NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB (A+/Stable/A-1), the Swedish stock exchange and leading clearing house for derivatives and commodities in the Nordic markets. Subsequently, we withdrew our ratings on OMX AB at the company's request. At the time of withdrawal, the outlook was stable. We consider OMX AB to be a "core" operating subsidiary of The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (BBB/Stable/--) under our criteria. Consequently, at the time of withdrawal, we rated OMX AB in line with our assessment of NASDAQ OMX Group's group credit profile (GCP) at 'bbb+'. We...

Companies mentioned in this report are: OMX AB
Action: Affirmed
Action: Outlook: Stable
Action: Withdrawn

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