SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))
Options to Purchase Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
631103108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities Underlying Common Stock)
Edward S. Knight
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
+1 212 401 8700
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Craig A. Roeder
Christopher M. Bartoli
Baker & McKenzie LLP
One Prudential Plaza, Suite 3500
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 861-8000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee | |
| Not applicable* |
Not applicable* | |
| * | Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule TO, a filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it contains only preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| ¨ | Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
| Amount Previously Paid: Not applicable. | Filing party: Not applicable. | |
| Form or Registration No.: Not applicable. | Date filed: Not applicable. |
| x | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
| ¨ | third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
| x | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
| ¨ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
| ¨ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨
This filing contains only preliminary communications made before the commencement of an anticipated tender offer to allow eligible employees of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Company”) that hold certain eligible stock options to exchange their stock options for replacement stock options (the “Option Exchange Program”).
Attached is an auto-reply message received by employees that send an email with questions or other information to an internal NASDAQ OMX mailbox entitled “Option Exchange Program Questions.” This auto-reply message was activated on June 18, 2010.
NASDAQ OMX has not initiated the Option Exchange Program. Even though stockholder approval has been obtained, the Company may still decide not to implement the Option Exchange Program or to delay its implementation. If the Option Exchange Program is commenced, NASDAQ OMX will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Persons who may be eligible to participate in the Option Exchange Program should read the Tender Offer Statement and other related materials when they become available because they will contain important information about the Option Exchange Program. NASDAQ OMX will deliver the Option Exchange Program documents to all eligible employees free of charge when the Option Exchange Program commences, and NASDAQ OMX’s stockholders and option holders will be able to obtain these written materials and other documents filed by NASDAQ OMX with the SEC free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | E-mail auto-reply received by employees that send an email message to the NASDAQ OMX internal mailbox entitled “Option Exchange Program Questions.” | |
Exhibit 99.1
Text of Auto-Reply to any employee that sends an email to the NASDAQ OMX internal mailbox entitled Option Exchange Program Questions:
Thank you for your email to the Option Exchange Program Questions mailbox. Please note that NASDAQ OMX will not respond to questions individually; however, each question will be reviewed, and if appropriate, included in an update to the Q&A document that will be posted on the NASDAQ OMX intranet site.
NASDAQ OMX has not initiated the Option Exchange Program. Even though stockholder approval has been obtained, the Company may still decide not to implement the Option Exchange Program or to delay its implementation. If the Option Exchange Program is commenced, NASDAQ OMX will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Persons who may be eligible to participate in the Option Exchange Program should read the Tender Offer Statement and other related materials when they become available because they will contain important information about the Option Exchange Program. NASDAQ OMX will deliver the Option Exchange Program documents to all eligible employees free of charge when the Option Exchange Program commences, and NASDAQ OMX’s stockholders and option holders will be able to obtain these written materials and other documents filed by NASDAQ OMX with the SEC free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.