Amer Sports To Join The OMX Helsinki 25 Index As A Result Of The Semi-Annual Review

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today the result of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 Index (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: OMXH25). Amer Sports (AMEAS) will become a component of the OMXH25 Index prior to market open on Monday, February 1, 2012. Amer Sports will replace Talvivaara Mining Company (TLV1V).

Amer Sports is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, and has a market capitalization of approximately EUR 1.1 billion and was listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in 1977. Amer Sports is one of the leading sporting goods companies in the world with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Mavic, Precor and Suunto. For more information about the company, go to www.amersports.com

The OMX Helsinki 25 Index, launched in 1988, is the leading equity index for the Finnish equity market including the 25 most traded Blue chip companies on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The index is designed to track the Finnish equity market and act as underlying for financial products such as options, futures, exchange- traded funds and mutual funds.

The OMX Helsinki 25 index constituents effective February 1, 2012, are:

Amer Sports Corporation		Metso Corporation	Pohjola Bank A
Cargotec Oyj		Neste Oil Corporation	Rautaruukki Corporation
Elisa Corporation		Nokia Corporation	Sampo Plc A
Fortum Corporation		Nokian Tyres Plc	Sanoma Corporation
Kemira Oyj		Nordea Bank AB FDR	Stora Enso Oyj R
Kesko Corporation B		Orion Corporation B	Telia Sonera AB
KONE Corporation		Outokumpu Oyj	UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Konecranes Plc	Outotec Oyj			Wärtsilä Oyj
				YIT Corporation

kesko corporation, outokumpu oyj, konecranes plc, talvivaara mining company, nasdaq omx group inc., wilson, yit corporation, telia sonera ab, outotec oyj, pohjola bank, rautaruukki corporation, amer sports corporation, elisa corporation, nokian tyres plc, b orion corporation, upm-kymmene corporation, metso corporation, salomon, kone corporation, nokia corporation, fortum corporation, sanoma corporation kemira oyj nordea bank ab, cargotec oyj, stora enso oyj, neste oil corporation, sampo plc, financial products, helsinki 25, eur, helsinki, finland, omx, omx helsinki 25, helsinki stock exchange, nasdaq, amer sports, outotec, konecranes, rautaruukki, amer, fortum, neste oil oyj, cargotec corporation, kesko oyj, yit oyj, wilson asa, rautaruukki oyj, elisa oyj, nokia oyj, amer sports oyj, sampo plc, fortum oyj, www.amersports.com, metso oyj, kone oyj, konecranes abp, talvivaara mining company plc, nokian renkaat oyj

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