DGAP-News: NASDAQ Welcomes Leading Russian Internet Company Yandex

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

24.05.2011 15:53
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NEW YORK, 2011-05-24 15:52 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that trading of
Yandex, Russia–s largest search engine and leading internet and technology
company, commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on May 24, 2011. Yandex is listed
under the ticker symbol (Nasdaq:YNDX) and is one of the most highly anticipated
IPOs of this year.

–In Russia–s emerging technology market and on a global scale, Yandex has been
exceptionally successful at advancing technology with unique, innovative ideas
and solutions at all levels of creation and execution,– said Bruce Aust,
Executive Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Client Group. –At NASDAQ OMX, we
have been long-time supporters of the technology and internet industry and list
more of these companies than any other exchange in the US. We are thrilled to
welcome Yandex to the NASDAQ Stock Market and look forward to supporting their
journey as they expand their investor base, enhance their global brand and
continue to inspire innovative, growth-oriented companies worldwide.–

Building off of Russia–s long-standing educational focus on mathematics and
engineering, the founding team of Yandex has been developing and optimizing
search technology for over 20 years. In 2010, Yandex generated 64% of all
search traffic in Russia and was the largest Russian internet company by
revenue. In March 2011, the yandex.ru website attracted 38.3 million unique
visitors. Outside of the Russia, the company operates in Ukraine, Kazakhstan
and Belarus.

NASDAQ OMX has celebrated and supported innovative internet and technology
companies since its inception. As a leader in this space, NASDAQ OMX is now
home to 83% of Internet Software and Service Companies and 77% of Information
Technology Companies in the US. Yandex joins leading companies including Baidu,
Google, Cisco, Microsoft and Apple on The NASDAQ Stock Market. Yandex is the
first Russian IPO on The NASDAQ Stock Market since 2006.

About NASDAQ OMX

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world–s largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with approximately 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow
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NDAQG

CONTACT: Alexandra Honeysett
Alexandra.Honeysett@nasdaqomx.com
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News Source: NASDAQ OMX

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