 © Copyright 20091, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved. NASDAQ OMX Europe NASDAQ OMX Europe: (NDAQ) Stock Options Jump Ball Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement No. 333-157020 May 27, 2009 |
 2 © Copyright 2009, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved. NDAQ Stock Options – Program Overview • Participant activity on NEURO triggers grant of options in NASDAQ OMX Group, NDAQ • Options granted for free, i.e., no investment on part of Participant • Time Period: 1 st June, 2009 – 31 st August, 2009 • 500,000 options granted into the programme upon NEURO reaching 2.5% Pan-European market share - Market share goals of specific markets also applied • Participants qualify based on individual firm market activity • Important Dates: - Options struck and granted at the NDAQ closing price on 1 September, 2009 - 6 month vesting period: Options vested and exercisable 1 March, 2010 - Options expiration 1 March, 2011 |
 3 © Copyright 2009, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Grant of NDAQ options into the programme 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 2.50% 500,000 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 2.25% 450,000 4.00% 4.00% 4.00% 2.00% 400,000 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 1.75% 350,000 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 1.50% 300,000 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 1.25% 250,000 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 1.00% 200,000 1.50% 1.50% 1.50% 0.75% 150,000 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 0.50% 100,000 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.25% 50,000 Deutsche Börse (DAX 30) market share NYSE Euronext (CAC 40, AEX 25, BEL 20) market share LSE (FTSE 350) market share Pan-European market share Number of options granted into the programme Options granted into the programme on any of the following NEURO market share criteria |
 4 © Copyright 2009, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Participant Criteria • Participants qualify by trading a minimum average daily volume of €75 million • Options allocated on a pro-rata basis to qualifying participants based on trading activity • Participant’s 20 least active trading days of jump ball period will be discarded for qualification and allocation calculations • Participants must maintain market share activity levels through 6 month vesting period to vest 100% of grant • Vesting will be pro-rata based on market share activity from 100% to 50% |
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