Nasdaq Is Global Leader For New Listings In First Half Of 2016 - Welcomes Record Total Of U.S. Listing Exchange Transfers - Extends Track Record As Leading U.S. Exchange For Total IPOs To 10 Consecutive Quarters

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it welcomed a combined 176 new listings – including 68 initial public offerings (IPOs) – in the first half of 2016 to its U.S. and Nordic exchanges, maintaining its position as the leading global exchange venue.  This includes DONG Energy – the largest IPO of 2016 YTD across global exchanges – and a record number of 13 company listing transfers from NYSE. Despite a global market under pressure from a combination of economic and political uncertainty, companies from a diverse range of industries and geographies successfully launched their IPOs on Nasdaq’s U.S. and Nordic exchanges, raising $3.8 billion and €4.2 billion, respectively.