DGAP-News: NASDAQ OMX Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results


The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. 

25.07.2012 13:00
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  -- Q212 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.64, up $0.02 compared to prior year
     quarter; Q212 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.53
  -- Q212 non-GAAP net exchange revenues1 were $413 million, down 0.5%
     year-over-year, but up 3% year-over-year on an organic basis (constant
     currency and excluding acquisitions); Q212 net exchange revenues were $424
     million
  -- Performance driven by growth in Global Market Data Products (revenues up 8%
     year-over-year to $90 million) and Access Services (revenues up 11%
     year-over-year to $61 million)

NEW YORK, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported results for the second quarter of 2012. Second
quarter non-GAAP net exchange revenues were $413 million, down 0.5% compared to
the second quarter of 2011. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, non-GAAP
second quarter 2012 net exchange revenues increased 3% compared to the second
quarter of 2011. 

Operating expenses were $249 million, compared to $257 million in the second
quarter of 2011. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding $17 million of restructuring
charges, $1 million of merger and strategic initiative expenses, and $2 million
of other charges, second quarter 2012 non-GAAP operating expenses were $229
million. Non-GAAP operating expenses were up $1 million year-over-year. 

Second quarter 2012 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.64, up $0.02
compared to the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per share in Q212
excludes income from open positions relating to the operations of the Exchange
of $11 million, non-cash intangible asset impairment charges of $28 million,
restructuring charges of $17 million, merger and strategic initiative expenses
of $1 million, and other charges of $2 million. On a GAAP basis, net income
attributable to NASDAQ OMX for the second quarter of 2012 was $93 million, or
$0.53 per diluted share, compared with $92 million, or $0.51 per diluted share,
in the prior year quarter. 



                                                                                
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1 Represents revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage, clearance and        
 exchange fees.                                                                 

Robert Greifeld, NASDAQ OMX's CEO, commented: 'The second quarter saw a
continuation of solid growth in our recurring and subscription-based
businesses. Strong growth in our Global Market Data, Access Services and Global
Index businesses offset continued weak trends in our transaction-based
businesses. This performance was a direct result of our continued focus on cost
management, and the execution of our strategy to build strong, recurring and
subscription-based revenue businesses that can drive growth, despite the
trading environment.' 

Lee Shavel, NASDAQ OMX's EVP and Chief Financial Officer, said: 'Over the last
three and a half years, NASDAQ OMX has clearly demonstrated its ability to
generate strong free cash flow during a historically difficult business cycle.
In the second quarter of 2012, we continued to generate substantial capital and
to execute on our strategy to deploy that capital effectively. We paid our
first cash dividend of $0.13 per common share in June 2012, and repurchased
$125 million of our common stock. In addition, we utilized approximately $57
million in cash to acquire a majority interest in BWise, a leader in enterprise
governance, risk management and compliance, or GRC, software. The underpinning
of our capital deployment strategy is a robust return-on-invested-capital
framework which complements our operational discipline and delivers substantial
value for our shareholders.' 

At June 30, 2012, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $491 million and
total debt of $1,996 million, resulting in net debt of $1,505 million. This
compares to net debt of $1,611 million at December 31, 2011. During the second
quarter of 2012, the company repurchased 5.3 million shares of outstanding
common stock under a share repurchase program, for a total of $125 million.
Since January 2009, we have repurchased $1,072 million of outstanding common
stock, representing 49.1 million shares at an average price of $21.85. 

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

Market Services (67% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) - non-GAAP net
exchange revenues were $278 million in the second quarter of 2012, up $1
million when compared to the second quarter of 2011: 

Cash Equities (12% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) - Total net cash
equity trading revenues were $52 million in the second quarter of 2012, down $7
million compared to the second quarter of 2011. The decline was primarily the
result of lower trading activity in U.S. and Europe, and an unfavorable impact
from foreign exchange. 

Derivatives (17% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) - Total net
derivative trading and clearing revenues were $70 million in the second quarter
of 2012, down $5 million compared to the second quarter of 2011. The
year-over-year decline was due to lower industry trading volumes in the Nordic
region, and an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange. 

Access and Broker Services (16% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) -
Revenues of $66 million were up $7 million in the second quarter of 2012
compared to the second quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily driven by
the uptake of new products including 40G connectivity and Supercab. 

Market Data (22% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) - Total Market Data
revenues of $90 million reflect a $7 million increase compared to the year ago
quarter.   The increase in Market Data revenues was primarily the result of
growth in U.S. proprietary products and increased audit collections. 

Issuer Services (22% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) - Revenues were
$91 million in the second quarter of 2012, down $1 million compared to the
second quarter of 2011, as increased Corporate Solutions and Global Index Group
revenues were more than offset by lower listing fee revenues and an unfavorable
impact from foreign exchange. 

Market Technology (11% of total non-GAAP net exchange revenues) - Revenues of
$44 million in the second quarter of 2012 declined $2 million compared to the
second quarter of 2011. Excluding the impact from foreign exchange, Market
Technology revenues increased $3 million year-over-year, primarily due to
increased delivery project revenues. 

COST GUIDANCE - For the full year of 2012, total core operating expenses are
expected to be in the range of $870 million to $890 million (down from prior
core expense guidance of $880 to $900 million), plus $40 million to $50 million
in incremental new initiative spending, and an additional $25 million due to
the BWise and NOS acquisitions, resulting in total operating expenses in the
range of $935 million to $965 million. This guidance excludes expenses related
to the cost reduction plan and expenses for the proposed voluntary
accommodation program and related expenses. 

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
U.S. 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 $6 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) 

Non-GAAP Information

In addition to disclosing results determined in accordance with GAAP, NASDAQ
OMX also discloses certain non-GAAP results of operations, including, but not
limited to, net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX, diluted earnings per share,
net exchange revenues, operating income, and operating expenses, that make
certain adjustments or exclude certain charges and gains that are described in
the reconciliation table of GAAP to non-GAAP information provided at the end of
this release. Management believes that this non-GAAP information provides
investors with additional information to assess NASDAQ OMX's operating
performance by making certain adjustments or excluding costs or gains and
assists investors in comparing our operating performance to prior periods.
Management uses this non-GAAP information, along with GAAP information, in
evaluating its historical operating performance. 

The non-GAAP information is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be
comparable to non-GAAP information used by other companies. The non-GAAP
information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, other
data prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

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 (i) projections about our future financial results, growth,
trading volumes, tax benefits and achievement of synergy targets, (ii)
statements about the implementation dates and benefits of certain strategic and
capital return initiatives, (iii) statements about our integrations of our
recent acquisitions and (iv) other statements that are not historical facts.
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 and 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. 

NDAQF



                           The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.                           
                       Consolidated Statements of Income                        
                     (in millions, except per share amounts)                    
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                            Three Months Ended  
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                                                           June    March   June 
                                                           30,     31,     30,  
                                                           2012    2012    2011 
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Revenues:                                                                       
Market Services                                            $ 688   $ 666   $ 699
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Cost of revenues:                                                               
Transaction rebates                                        (299)   (306)   (322)
Brokerage, clearance and exchange fees                     (100)    (84)   (100)
                                                         -----------------------
 Total cost of revenues                                    (399)   (390)   (422)
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Total Market Services revenues less transaction rebates,     289     276     277
 brokerage, clearance and exchange fees                                         
                                                                                
Issuer Services                                               91      90      92
Market Technology                                             44      45      46
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Revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage, clearance      424     411     415
 and exchange fees                                                              
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Operating Expenses:                                                             
Compensation and benefits                                    113     112     115
Marketing and advertising                                      6       6       5
Depreciation and amortization                                 25      26      26
Professional and contract services                            23      22      20
Computer operations and data communications                   17      17      17
Occupancy                                                     23      23      23
Regulatory                                                     9       9       8
Merger and strategic initiatives                               1       2      29
Restructuring charges                                         17       9      --
General, administrative and other                             15      14      14
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 Total operating expenses                                    249     240     257
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Operating income                                             175     171     158
                                                                                
Interest income                                                2       2       3
Interest expense                                            (24)    (24)    (31)
Asset impairment charges                                    (28)    (12)      --
Income from unconsolidated investees, net                     --      --       1
                                                         -----------------------
Income before income taxes                                   125     137     131
Income tax provision                                          33      53      40
                                                         -----------------------
Net income                                                    92      84      91
                                                                                
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests              1       1       1
                                                         -----------------------
Net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX                       $ 93   $  85    $ 92
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Basic and diluted earnings per share:                                           
 Basic earnings per share                                 $ 0.55  $ 0.49  $ 0.52
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 Diluted earnings per share                               $ 0.53  $ 0.48  $ 0.51
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Cash dividends declared per common share                  $ 0.13    $ --    $ --
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding for earnings                         
 per share:                                                                     
 Basic                                                       169     173     177
 Diluted                                                     173     178     181

                                                                                
                                                                                
                           The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.                           
                                 Revenue Detail                                 
                                 (in millions)                                  
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                            Three Months Ended  
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                                                           June    March   June 
                                                           30,     31,     30,  
                                                           2012    2012    2011 
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MARKET SERVICES                                                                 
 Transaction Services                                                           
 Cash Equity Trading Revenues:                                                  
 U.S. cash equity trading                                  $ 373   $ 340   $ 387
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 Cost of revenues:                                                              
   Transaction rebates                                     (246)   (235)   (258)
   Brokerage, clearance and exchange fees                   (94)    (75)    (93)
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   Total U.S. cash equity cost of revenues                 (340)   (310)   (351)
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   Net U.S. cash equity trading revenues                      33      30      36
 European cash equity trading                                 19      23      23
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   Total net cash equity trading revenues                     52      53      59
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 Derivative Trading and Clearing Revenues:                                      
 U.S. derivative trading and clearing                        103     122     115
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 Cost of revenues:                                                              
   Transaction rebates                                      (53)    (71)    (64)
   Brokerage, clearance and exchange fees                    (6)     (9)     (7)
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   Total U.S. derivative trading and clearing cost of       (59)    (80)    (71)
    revenues                                                                    
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   Net U.S. derivative trading and clearing revenues          44      42      44
 European derivative trading and clearing                     26      32      31
                                                         -----------------------
  Total net derivative trading and clearing revenues          70      74      75
                                                                                
 Access Services Revenues                                     61      57      55
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 Total Transaction Services revenues less transaction        183     184     189
  rebates, brokerage, clearance and exchange fees                               
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 Market Data Revenues:                                                          
 Net U.S. tape plans                                          31      31      30
 U.S. market data products                                    38      34      32
 European market data products                                21      22      21
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   Total Market Data revenues                                 90      87      83
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 Broker Services Revenues                                      5       5       4
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 Other Market Services Revenues                               11      --       1
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 Total Market Services revenues less transaction             289     276     277
  rebates, brokerage, clearance and exchange fees                               
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ISSUER SERVICES                                                                 
 Global Listing Services Revenues:                                              
 Annual renewal                                               28      28      29
 Listing of additional shares                                 10      10      10
 Initial listing                                               4       6       6
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   Total U.S. listing services                                42      44      45
  European listing fees                                       12      12      15
  Corporate Solutions                                         22      20      19
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    Total Global Listing Services revenues                    76      76      79
                                                                                
 Global Index Group Revenues                                  15      14      13
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    Total Issuer Services revenues                            91      90      92
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MARKET TECHNOLOGY                                                               
 License, support and facility management                     26      29      30
 Delivery project                                              8       7       6
 Change request, advisory and broker surveillance             10       9      10
                                                         -----------------------
    Total Market Technology revenues                          44      45      46
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Total revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage,        $ 424   $ 411   $ 415
 clearance and exchange fees                                                    
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                       The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.                       
                       Consolidated Balance Sheets                      
                             (in millions)                              
                                                                        
                                                June 30,    December 31,
                                                  2012          2011    
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Assets                                         (unaudited)              
 Current assets:                                                        
   Cash and cash equivalents                         $ 491         $ 506
   Restricted cash                                      36            34
   Financial investments, at fair value                196           279
   Receivables, net                                    341           308
   Deferred tax assets                                  16            16
   Default funds and margin deposits                   204            17
   Open clearing contracts:                                             
     Derivative positions, at fair value                --         1,566
     Resale agreements, at contract value               --         3,745
   Other current assets                                126           110
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 Total current assets                                1,410         6,581
 Non-current restricted cash                           105            97
 Property and equipment, net                           198           193
 Non-current deferred tax assets                       392           392
 Goodwill                                            5,103         5,061
 Intangible assets, net                              1,625         1,648
 Other non-current assets                               94           119
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 Total assets                                      $ 8,927      $ 14,091
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Liabilities                                                             
 Current liabilities:                                                   
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses             $ 160         $ 164
   Section 31 fees payable to SEC                      156           106
   Accrued personnel costs                              74           132
   Deferred revenue                                    201           124
   Other current liabilities                           120           112
   Deferred tax liabilities                             27            27
   Default funds and margin deposits                   204            17
   Open clearing contracts:                                             
     Derivative positions, at fair value                --         1,566
     Repurchase agreements, at contract value           --         3,745
   Current portion of debt obligations                  45            45
                                              --------------------------
 Total current liabilities                             987         6,038
 Debt obligations                                    1,951         2,072
 Non-current deferred tax liabilities                  661           670
 Non-current deferred revenue                          160           154
 Other non-current liabilities                         198           171
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 Total liabilities                                   3,957         9,105
                                                                        
Commitments and contingencies                                           
Equity                                                                  
NASDAQ OMX stockholders' equity:                                        
 Common stock                                            2             2
 Additional paid-in capital                          3,797         3,793
 Common stock in treasury, at cost                 (1,017)         (860)
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss                (368)         (350)
 Retained earnings                                   2,547         2,391
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Total NASDAQ OMX stockholders' equity                4,961         4,976
Noncontrolling interests                                 9            10
                                              --------------------------
Total equity                                         4,970         4,986
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Total liabilities and equity                       $ 8,927      $ 14,091
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                           The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.                           
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income, Diluted Earnings Per Share, Operating Income,
  Revenues and Operating Expenses to Non-GAAP Net Income, Diluted Earnings Per  
            Share, Operating Income, Revenues and Operating Expenses            
                     (in millions, except per share amounts)                    
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                            Three Months Ended  
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                                                          June    March    June 
                                                          30,      31,     30,  
                                                          2012    2012     2011 
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GAAP net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX:                $ 93     $ 85    $ 92
                                                                                
Non-GAAP adjustments:                                                           
                                                                                
 Income from open positions relating to the operations     (11)       --      --
  of the Exchange                                                               
 Asset impairment charges                                    28       12      --
 Restructuring charges                                       17        9      --
 Merger and strategic initiatives                             1        2      29
 Other                                                        2       --      --
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 Total non-GAAP adjustments                                  37       23      29
 Adjustment to the income tax provision to reflect         (13)      (3)     (9)
  non-GAAP adjustments(1)                                                       
 Significant tax adjustments, net                           (6)        3      --
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 Total non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax                      18       23      20
                                                                                
Non-GAAP net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX:           $ 111   $  108   $ 112
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GAAP diluted earnings per common share:                  $ 0.53   $ 0.48  $ 0.51
 Total adjustments from non-GAAP net income above          0.11     0.13    0.11
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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share:              $ 0.64   $ 0.61  $ 0.62
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                                                            Three Months Ended  
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                                                          June    March    June 
                                                          30,      31,     30,  
                                                          2012    2012     2011 
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GAAP operating income:                                    $ 175    $ 171   $ 158
                                                                                
Non-GAAP adjustments:                                                           
                                                                                
 Income from open positions relating to the operations     (11)       --      --
  of the Exchange                                                               
 Restructuring charges                                       17        9      --
 Merger and strategic initiatives                             1        2      29
 Other                                                        2       --      --
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 Total non-GAAP adjustments                                   9       11      29
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Non-GAAP operating income:                                $ 184    $ 182   $ 187
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Total revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage,       $ 413    $ 411   $ 415
 clearance and exchange fees                                                    
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Non-GAAP operating margin (2)                               45%      44%     45%
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(1) We determine the tax effect of each item based on the tax rules in the      
 respective jurisdiction where the transaction occurred.                        
(2) Non-GAAP operating margin equals non-GAAP operating income divided by total 
 revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage, clearance and exchange fees.     
                                                                                

                                                                                
                           The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.                           
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income, Diluted Earnings Per Share, Operating Income,
  Revenues and Operating Expenses to Non-GAAP Net Income, Diluted Earnings Per  
            Share, Operating Income, Revenues and Operating Expenses            
                                 (in millions)                                  
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                            Three Months Ended  
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                                                          June    March    June 
                                                          30,      31,     30,  
                                                          2012    2012     2011 
                                                        ------------------------
                                                                                
GAAP revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage,        $ 424    $ 411   $ 415
 clearance and exchange fees                                                    
                                                                                
Non-GAAP adjustments:                                                           
                                                                                
 Income from open positions relating to the operations     (11)       --      --
  of the Exchange                                                               
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 Total non-GAAP adjustments                                (11)       --      --
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Non-GAAP revenues less transaction rebates, brokerage,    $ 413    $ 411   $ 415
 clearance and exchange fees                                                    
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                                                            Three Months Ended  
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                                                          June    March    June 
                                                          30,      31,     30,  
                                                          2012    2012     2011 
                                                        ------------------------
                                                                                
GAAP operating expenses:                                  $ 249    $ 240   $ 257
                                                                                
Non-GAAP adjustments:                                                           
                                                                                
 Restructuring charges                                     (17)      (9)      --
 Merger and strategic initiatives                           (1)      (2)    (29)
 Other                                                      (2)       --      --
                                                        ------------------------
 Total non-GAAP adjustments                                (20)     (11)    (29)
                                                        ------------------------
                                                                                
Non-GAAP operating expenses                               $ 229    $ 229   $ 228
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                           The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.                           
                          Quarterly Key Drivers Detail                          
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                          Three Months Ended    
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                                                        June     March    June  
                                                         30,      31,      30,  
                                                        2012     2012     2011  
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Market Services                                                                 
 Cash Equity Trading                                                            
 NASDAQ securities                                                              
   Average daily share volume (in billions)               1.80     1.80     2.00
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ               27.3%    26.3%    28.8%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX BX         2.9%     2.6%     1.8%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX PSX        1.6%     1.3%     1.2%
   Market share reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ                                    
     Trade Reporting Facility                            31.4%    33.2%    32.2%
   Total market share (1)                                63.3%    63.4%    64.0%
                                                                                
 New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, securities                                   
   Average daily share volume (in billions)               3.86     3.91     3.91
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ               13.7%    13.4%    14.0%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX BX         2.7%     2.5%     2.1%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX PSX        0.9%     0.7%     0.8%
   Market share reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ                                    
     Trade Reporting Facility                            29.1%    31.5%    27.8%
   Total market share (1)                                46.4%    48.2%    44.7%
                                                                                
 NYSE Amex and regional securities                                              
   Average daily share volume (in billions)               1.19     1.12     1.29
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ               18.3%    19.0%    18.5%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX BX         2.9%     2.3%     1.9%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX PSX        2.4%     1.9%     2.0%
   Market share reported to the FINRA/NASDAQ                                    
     Trade Reporting Facility                            28.1%    29.4%    25.5%
   Total market share (1)                                51.8%    52.6%    47.9%
                                                                                
 Total U.S.-listed securities                                                   
   Average daily share volume (in billions)               6.85     6.83     7.19
   Matched share volume (in billions)                     95.8     90.1     99.7
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ               18.1%    17.7%    18.9%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX BX         2.8%     2.5%     2.0%
   Matched market share executed on NASDAQ OMX PSX        1.3%     1.1%     1.1%
                                                                                
 NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic Securities                             
   Average daily number of equity trades               369,680  372,081  320,451
   Average daily value of shares traded (in billions)    $ 2.9    $ 3.2    $ 4.0
                                                                                
 Derivative Trading and Clearing                                                
 U.S. Equity Options                                                            
 Total industry average daily volume (in millions)        14.9     15.9     15.8
     NASDAQ OMX PHLX matched market share                19.6%    22.2%    24.3%
     The NASDAQ Options Market matched market share       5.6%     5.2%     4.6%
                                                                                
 NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic                                        
 Average daily volume:                                                          
   Options, futures and fixed-income contracts         431,154  470,216  428,041
   Finnish option contracts traded on Eurex             92,616   71,411  109,682
                                                                                
 NASDAQ OMX Commodities                                                         
   Clearing Turnover:                                                           
     Power contracts (TWh)(2)                              346      521      383
     Carbon contracts (1000 tCO2)(2)                     6,951   30,912   12,114
                                                                                
Issuer Services                                                                 
 Initial public offerings                                                       
   NASDAQ                                                   15       21       25
   Exchanges that comprise NASDAQ OMX Nordic and             0        1        5
    NASDAQ OMX Baltic                                                           
                                                                                
 New listings                                                                   
   NASDAQ (3)                                               29       43       40
   Exchanges that comprise NASDAQ OMX Nordic and             2        3       13
    NASDAQ OMX Baltic (4)                                                       
                                                                                
 Number of listed companies                                                     
   NASDAQ (5)                                            2,636    2,665    2,724
   Exchanges that comprise NASDAQ OMX Nordic and           759      769      780
    NASDAQ OMX Baltic (6)                                                       
                                                                                
Market Technology                                                               
 Order intake (in millions)(7)                            $ 77     $ 55     $ 56
 Total order value (in millions)(8)                      $ 529    $ 496    $ 483
                                                                                
 (1) Includes transactions executed on NASDAQ's, NASDAQ OMX BX's and NASDAQ OMX 
  PSX's systems plus trades reported through the FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting   
  Facility.                                                                     
 (2) Primarily transactions executed on Nord Pool and reported for clearing to  
  NASDAQ OMX Commodities measured by Terawatt hours (TWh) and one thousand      
  metric tons of carbon dioxide (1000 tCO2).                                    
 (3) New listings include IPOs, including those completed on a best efforts     
  basis, issuers that switched from other listing venues, closed-end funds and  
  separately listed ETFs.                                                       
 (4) New listings include IPOs and represent companies listed on the exchanges  
  that comprise NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic and companies on the    
  alternative markets of NASDAQ OMX First North.                                
 (5) Number of listed companies for NASDAQ at period end, including separately  
  listed ETFs.                                                                  
 (6) Represents companies listed on the exchanges that comprise NASDAQ OMX      
  Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic and companies on the alternative markets of      
  NASDAQ OMX First North at period end.                                         
 (7) Total contract value of orders signed during the                           
  period.                                                                       
 (8) Represents total contract value of orders signed  
  that are yet to be recognized as revenue.            




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