Reykjavik, June 14, 2018 - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of
the semi-annual review of Nasdaq Iceland's leading index, OMX Iceland 8 (NASDAQ
OMX Iceland: OMXI8), which will become effective at the market open on July 2,
2018. Skeljungur hf. (SKEL) is a new constituent and replaces Reginn hf.
(REGINN).
The OMX Iceland 8 Index constituents effective July 2, 2018 are:
Eik fasteignafélag hf. (EIK)
Hagar hf. (HAGA)
Icelandair Group hf. (ICEAIR)
Marel hf. (MARL)
N1 hf. (N1)
Reitir fasteignafélag hf. (REITIR)
Síminn hf. (SIMINN)
Skeljungur hf. (SKEL)
The OMX Iceland 8 Index is Nasdaq Iceland's leading index and consists of the
eight most liquid shares on the Exchange. The weight of the shares is based on
the free float adjusted market value, which means that only the part of the
share capital that is considered available for trading is included in the
index.
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Stockholm, Nasdaq Tallinn, Nasdaq Vilnius, Nasdaq Clearing and Nasdaq Broker
Services are respectively brand names for the regulated markets of Nasdaq
Copenhagen A/S, Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd., Nasdaq Iceland hf., Nasdaq Riga, AS,
Nasdaq Stockholm AB, Nasdaq Tallinn AS, AB Nasdaq Vilnius, Nasdaq Clearing AB
and Nasdaq Broker Services AB. Nasdaq Nordic represents the common offering by
Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm. Nasdaq
Baltic represents the common offering by Nasdaq Tallinn, Nasdaq Riga and Nasdaq
Vilnius.
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The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
Nasdaq and its products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from
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statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond
Nasdaq's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors
detailed in Nasdaq's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to
release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.
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