NASDAQ OMX Declares Initial Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
25.04.2012 12:00
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NEW YORK, 2012-04-25 12:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. ('NASDAQ OMX(r)') (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced plans
to initiate a quarterly cash dividend.
The board of directors approved an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per
share on NASDAQ OMX's outstanding common stock to be paid on June 29, 2012 to
all stockholders of record on June 15, 2012. Future declarations of quarterly
dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject
to approval by NASDAQ OMX's board of directors. This is the first dividend paid
to stockholders in the company's history.
Bob Greifeld, Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ OMX said: 'We are pleased to take
this important step for NASDAQ OMX. Our decision to put a dividend in place
reflects the strong cash flow and capital generation of our business and our
commitment to deliver meaningful capital returns to our shareholders through
both dividends and continued share repurchases.'
Lee Shavel, NASDAQ OMX's EVP and Chief Financial Officer, said: 'NASDAQ OMX has
done an outstanding job of capital deployment in recent years. Since January
2009, the company has repurchased approximately $950 million of its outstanding
common stock, representing 43.7 million shares at an average price of $21.66.
The company also paid down more than $500 million of debt, significantly
reducing our interest burden and increasing our financial flexibility for the
future. In addition, we have invested over $200 million in attractive
acquisitions that enhance our long-term growth and capital return profile. We
believe that our strong cash flows give us ample capacity to fund our dividend,
while maintaining considerable flexibility to achieve our other corporate
goals.'
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this communication contains forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. NASDAQ OMX cautions readers
that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance
and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements about our capital return initiatives.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other
factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited
to, NASDAQ OMX's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic,
political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry
regulation, interest rate risk, U.S. and global competition, and other factors
detailed in NASDAQ OMX's filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission,
including its annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
which are available on NASDAQ OMX's website at http://www.nasdaqomx.com and the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov. NASDAQ OMX undertakes no obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels
economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of
a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the US
and Europe, we own and operate 24 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central
securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more
than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.999%
uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and
emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the
benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,400 listed
companies worth $5.1 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world,
we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the
world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To
learn more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
NDAQF
Media Relations:
Joseph Christinat
+1.646.441.5121
Joseph.Christinat@NASDAQOMX.Com
Investor Relations:
John Sweeney
+1.212.401.8737
John.Sweeney@NASDAQOMX.Com
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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
25.04.2012 12:00
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NEW YORK, 2012-04-25 12:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. ('NASDAQ OMX(r)') (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced plans
to initiate a quarterly cash dividend.
The board of directors approved an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per
share on NASDAQ OMX's outstanding common stock to be paid on June 29, 2012 to
all stockholders of record on June 15, 2012. Future declarations of quarterly
dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject
to approval by NASDAQ OMX's board of directors. This is the first dividend paid
to stockholders in the company's history.
Bob Greifeld, Chief Executive Officer, NASDAQ OMX said: 'We are pleased to take
this important step for NASDAQ OMX. Our decision to put a dividend in place
reflects the strong cash flow and capital generation of our business and our
commitment to deliver meaningful capital returns to our shareholders through
both dividends and continued share repurchases.'
Lee Shavel, NASDAQ OMX's EVP and Chief Financial Officer, said: 'NASDAQ OMX has
done an outstanding job of capital deployment in recent years. Since January
2009, the company has repurchased approximately $950 million of its outstanding
common stock, representing 43.7 million shares at an average price of $21.66.
The company also paid down more than $500 million of debt, significantly
reducing our interest burden and increasing our financial flexibility for the
future. In addition, we have invested over $200 million in attractive
acquisitions that enhance our long-term growth and capital return profile. We
believe that our strong cash flows give us ample capacity to fund our dividend,
while maintaining considerable flexibility to achieve our other corporate
goals.'
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this communication contains forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. NASDAQ OMX cautions readers
that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance
and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements about our capital return initiatives.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other
factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited
to, NASDAQ OMX's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic,
political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry
regulation, interest rate risk, U.S. and global competition, and other factors
detailed in NASDAQ OMX's filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission,
including its annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
which are available on NASDAQ OMX's website at http://www.nasdaqomx.com and the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov. NASDAQ OMX undertakes no obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels
economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of
a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the US
and Europe, we own and operate 24 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central
securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more
than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.999%
uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and
emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the
benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,400 listed
companies worth $5.1 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world,
we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the
world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To
learn more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
NDAQF
Media Relations:
Joseph Christinat
+1.646.441.5121
Joseph.Christinat@NASDAQOMX.Com
Investor Relations:
John Sweeney
+1.212.401.8737
John.Sweeney@NASDAQOMX.Com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
25.04.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP -
a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Company: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
United States
Phone:
Fax:
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