On December 12, NASDAQ OMX announced that it has entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters to acquire the Investor Relations, Public Relations and Multimedia Solutions businesses in their Corporate Services Unit. Once the transaction is completed, these businesses will be integrated into NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The announcement is a significant milestone for this organization and it firmly underscores our long-term commitment to the Corporate Solutions business and our strategy to grow a portfolio of stable, recurring-revenue businesses. We believe this is an exciting opportunity that will contribute to our ability to grow our business, better serve our customers and create opportunities for our people.

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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it has entered into an agreement with BGC Partners, Inc. to acquire the eSpeed platform for a purchase price of $750 millionin cash plus certain contingent issuances of stock that approximate certain tax benefits to NASDAQ OMX. eSpeed operates a fully executable central limit order book for electronic trading in U.S. Treasuries, which will give NASDAQ OMX a strong entry point in the electronic fixed income business — one of the largest and most liquid cash markets in the world. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings within the first twelve months after closing, excluding transaction-related costs, and to generate attractive returns on capital."

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