NASDAQ OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Issue Letter to NYSE Euronext Stockholders

NEW YORK and ATLANTA, May 9, 2011 - NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today issued the
following letter to NYSE Euronext stockholders:

What's the Rush?

    -- Why are NYSE Euronext stockholders being asked to approve a high-risk,
       low-value transaction without all of the facts?
    -- Why is your board rushing you into a vote?
    -- And why are they refusing to even meet with NASDAQ OMX and ICE to
       explore a clearly financially superior alternative?

Stockholders of NYSE Euronext who own shares as of today will be eligible
to vote on the proposed Deutsche Boerse transaction. But both NYSE Euronext
and Deutsche Boerse have made clear in public filings and interviews that
they are not expected to have definitive information regarding their EU
competition status until year-end or later. Yet your Board has set the
stockholder meeting date for approval of the combination for July 7th, 2011.

Dominique Cerutti told reporters in Brussels that it could take "maybe
twelve" months, or until March 2012, to win EU regulatory approval.
(Dominique Cerutti, deputy CEO of NYSE Euronext, Bloomberg, "NYSE Deputy
Chief Expects 'Intense' Deutsche Boerse Review," February 22, 2011.)

Furthermore, NYSE Euronext's CEO has publicly admitted that there are
significant regulatory challenges facing the proposed Deutsche Boerse
transaction.

"I think both deals have some risk attendant to it . . . there's no
question about it. I think on our side it's obvious that if you look at what
the envisioned Newco would be, we certainly have a lot of work to do with the
competition authorities in Brussels…." (Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE
Euronext, CNBC Interview, April 11, 2011.)

As a stockholder of NYSE Euronext, you won't know on July 7th whether
regulatory approvals for the Deutsche Boerse transaction can be obtained or,
even if obtained, the conditions or remedies regulators may require in order
for the transaction to close, which may reduce the value of the combined
organization. But if the proposed Deutsche Boerse transaction is approved by
stockholders, it would be impossible to consider our financially superior
proposal.

What you know today, however, is that without any engagement with NASDAQ
OMX and ICE on their financially superior proposal, your Board has rushed to
judgment without making available all of the facts that you, the ultimate
owners of NYSE Euronext, require in order to make an informed decision. NYSE
Euronext's actions reflect corporate governance at its worst and falls far
short of the governance standards they recommend for listed companies.

NYSE Euronext's website states under the governance section:

"To best serve its stockholders… NYSE Euronext has created a governance
structure that reflects the highest standards of independence, oversight and
transparency. We are committed to leading by example, and serving as a model
for our industry…"

You, the stockholders to whom this statement refers, have the right to be
asking why, in spite of the clear superiority of the proposal that NASDAQ OMX
and ICE have made to acquire NYSE Euronext, Jan-Michiel Hessels and your
Board are stonewalling us by refusing to even meet, and are instead trying to
force through an uncertain transaction that is worth $1 billion less to NYSE
stockholders.

The ICE/NASDAQ Proposal Is Superior

    -- Based on May 5, 2011 prices, the value of the NASDAQ OMX /ICE offer is
       $1 billion greater, or $4.10 more per share than the proposed Deutsche
       Boerse transaction.

    -- NYSE Euronext management has already cost stockholders over $1 billion
       because they only "found" $100 million in "new" synergies after the
       Deutsche Boerse transaction was negotiated. Are these synergies real,
       and should you own more than 40% of their value?

    -- NASDAQ OMX and ICE have requested access to NYSE Euronext financial
       information, consistent with the opportunity allowed to Deutsche
       Boerse in finalizing their agreement, in order to affirm the benefits
       of our proposal to you as stockholders.

    -- Our proposal also goes further to protect the NYSE Euronext
       stockholders than the proposed Deutsche Boerse transaction by offering
       a $350 million reverse breakup fee in the event we fail to obtain
       antitrust approvals. The fee underlines the belief we have in the
       compelling nature of our proposal, the confidence we have in our
       ability to deal with any regulatory concerns and to provide
       reassurance of the seriousness of our proposal. The proposed Deutsche
       Boerse transaction offers no break-up fee if antitrust approvals are
       not received.

    -- NASDAQ OMX and ICE have worked to advance their own competition
       reviews as expeditiously as possible. Faced with a year-long review
       and serious competition issues in Europe for the proposed Deutsche
       Boerse transaction, NYSE Euronext stockholders are being asked to take
       a leap of faith by voting for the proposed Deutsche Boerse transaction
       on July 7th.

    -- NYSE Euronext management's claims of execution risk on our proposal
       are a red herring. Our companies have a proven infrastructure and
       management teams, and the two businesses to be split up (LIFFE and the
       cash equities business) already operate independently.

    -- ICE and NASDAQ OMX are faster-growing companies than Deutsche Boerse,
       with better-performing share prices and much more successful track
       records of integrating acquisitions.

So what's the rush …?

    -- NYSE Euronext management is attempting to divert attention from its
       own challenging regulatory approvals by rushing you through the
       stockholder approval process - all while refusing even to discuss with
       us the regulatory approvals they cited in summarily rejecting our
       proposal.

    -- The NYSE Euronext proxy statement with respect to the proposed
       Deutsche Boerse transaction notes that "regulatory conditions may not
       be satisfied until months after expiration of the offer," and its own
       executives have signaled that it may take until March 31, 2012 to
       obtain these approvals.

    -- NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse do not expect to obtain affirmative
       EU approvals - which when and if obtained may come with unknown
       conditions - until months after the scheduled date of the stockholder
       meeting. This for a transaction the NYSE Euronext CEO has admitted
       faces regulatory challenges in Europe!

The NYSE Euronext Board has rushed to its own judgment without a
willingness to consider the facts available to them - don't let them railroad
you into the clearly inferior Deutsche Boerse transaction without all the
information you need in order to make an informed decision as the ultimate
owners of NYSE Euronext. Demand of your Board that they meet with us, and at
the same time ask them, "What's the rush?"

Additional Details

Other supporting information related to this proposal are available on
www.nasdaq.com/deal and ir.bbtheice.com.

About NASDAQ OMX

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It
delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six
continents, with approximately 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers
multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including
its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX
First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across
multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities,
structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports
the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central
securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and
NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering
from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland,
Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit
www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter
(www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).

About IntercontinentalExchange

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) is a leading operator of regulated
futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets for agricultural, credit,
currency, emissions, energy and equity index contracts. ICE Futures Europe
hosts trade in half of the world's crude and refined oil futures. ICE Futures
U.S. and ICE Futures Canada list agricultural, currencies and Russell Index
markets. ICE is also a leading operator of central clearing services for the
futures and over-the-counter markets, with five regulated clearing houses
across North America and Europe. ICE serves customers in more than 70
countries. www.theice.com

The following are trademarks of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and/or its
affiliated companies: IntercontinentalExchange, ICE, ICE and block design,
ICE Futures Europe and ICE Clear Europe. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. For more information regarding
registered trademarks owned by IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and/or its
affiliated companies, see https://www.theice.com/terms.jhtml.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this communication contains forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. NASDAQ OMX and
ICE caution 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 future
financial results, growth, trading volumes, tax benefits and achievement of
synergy targets, (ii) statements about the implementation dates and benefits
of certain strategic initiatives, (iii) statements about integrations of
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 and ICE's control. These factors include, but are
not limited to, NASDAQ OMX's and ICE'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 each of NASDAQ OMX's and ICE's
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
including (i) NASDAQ OMX's annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q that are available on NASDAQ OMX's website at
nasdaqomx.com and (ii) ICE's annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q that are available on ICE's website at
theice.com. NASDAQ OMX's and ICE's filings are also available on the
SEC website at www.sec.gov. Risks and uncertainties relating to the proposed
transaction include: NASDAQ OMX, ICE and NYSE Euronext will not enter into
any definitive agreement with respect to the proposed transaction; required
regulatory approvals and financing commitments will not be obtained on
satisfactory terms and in a timely manner, if at all; the proposed
transaction will not be consummated; the anticipated benefits of the proposed
transaction will not be realized; and the integration of NYSE Euronext's
operations with those of NASDAQ OMX or ICE will be materially delayed or will
be more costly or difficult than expected. NASDAQ OMX and ICE undertake no
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Important Information About the Proposed Transaction and Where to Find
It:

Subject to future developments, additional documents regarding the
transaction may be filed with the SEC. This material is for informational
purposes only and does not constitute an offer to exchange, or a solicitation
of an offer to exchange, shares of common stock of NYSE Euronext.

This material is not a substitute for the tender offer statement,
registration statements, offer to exchange/prospectuses and other documents
that are intended to be filed with the SEC by NASDAQ OMX, ICE and their
affiliates regarding an exchange offer for shares of common stock of NYSE
Euronext. Nor is this material a substitute for the joint proxy
statement/prospectuses or any other documents NASDAQ OMX, ICE and NYSE
Euronext would file with the SEC. Such documents, however, are not currently
available. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT,
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS, OFFER TO EXCHANGE/PROSPECTUSES AND OTHER EXCHANGE
OFFER DOCUMENTS NASDAQ OMX, ICE AND THEIR AFFILIATES WILL FILE WITH THE SEC,
AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE,
AND THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUSES REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND
ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS NASDAQ OMX, ICE AND NYSE EURONEXT WOULD FILE WITH THE
SEC, IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. All such documents, when filed, are available free of
charge at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or by directing a request,
in the case of NASDAQ OMX's filings, to NASDAQ OMX at One Liberty Plaza, New
York, New York 10006, Attention: Investor Relations or, in the case of ICE's
filings, to ICE, at 2100 RiverEdge Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia,
30328, Attention: Investor Relations; or by emailing a request to
ir@theice.com.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale
of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except
by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Participants in the Solicitation:

NASDAQ OMX, ICE, and their respective directors, executive officers and
other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies in respect of the proposed transaction.

You can find information about NASDAQ OMX and NASDAQ OMX's directors and
executive officers in NASDAQ OMX's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the
SEC on February 24, 2011, and in NASDAQ OMX's proxy statement for its 2011
annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011.

You can find information about ICE and ICE's directors and executive
officers in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February
9, 2011, and in ICE's proxy statement for its 2011 annual meeting of
stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2011.

Additional information about the interests of potential participants will
be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectuses, if and when it becomes
available, and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC.

ICE-CORP

IntercontinentalExchange: Media and Investor Contact: Kelly Loeffler, +1-770-857-4726, kelly.loeffler at theice.com; NASDAQ OMX: Media: Frank De Maria, +1-212-231-5183, frank.demaria at nasdaqomx.com; Investor: Vincent Palmiere, +1-301-978-5242, vincent.palmiere at nasdaqomx.com