Audit

Principal auditor

Bo Hjalmarsson, Authorized Public Accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers AB, born 1960.

At the Annual General Meeting 2007, the auditor was elected for a period of four years. The next election of auditors will therefore take place at the Annual General Meeting 2011. Neither the auditors nor the auditing firms may hold any shares, or instruments entitling the holder to subscribe for shares, in OMX. Bo Hjalmarsson has been deputy auditor of OMX since 2003. Current other assignments include Duni, Ericsson, Lundin Petroleum, Sony Ericsson and Vostok Nafta.

Remuneration to OMX' auditors

The following remuneration was paid to auditors and accounting firms for auditing and audit-related services required by law as well as for advice and other assistance arising from observations made during the course of the auditing process.
Remuneration was also paid for additional independent advice, mostly pertaining to audit related consultations on accounting and taxation issues in conjunction with company acquisitions and restructuring.

Remuneration to the group's auditors

1) For 2006 mainly includes tax consultation. 2005 includes SEK 1,334,000 related to IFRS and costs in connection with the acquisition of CSE and Computershare of SEK 4,612,000. Otherwise pertains to other assignments, primarily tax consultation for 2005.
2) Relates mainly to tax consultation and IT studies. For 2005 also IFRS advice.