NASDAQ OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Respond to NYSE Euronext Board's Summary Rejection of Superior Proposal

Board of NYSE Euronext Wants to Deny Stockholders Benefit of Superior Proposal

NEW YORK and ATLANTA, April 11, 2011 - NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today issued the
following statement in response to the summary rejection by NYSE Euronext
(NYX) of their joint proposal to acquire NYSE Euronext, valued at $43.13 per
share in cash and stock, as of the close of trading on Friday, April 8, 2011.

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NYSE Euronext's Board of Directors, without engaging in any dialogue or
discussion, has summarily elected to deny its stockholders the opportunity to
benefit from a clearly superior proposal to the announced transaction with
Deutsche Boerse, a proposed transaction that is indisputably financially
inferior.

    - This NASDAQ OMX/ICE transaction would create two global leading
      exchanges, one primarily focused on cash equities and the other on
      derivatives. This reduces execution risk and allows investors to make
      their own allocation decisions.
    - The superior cash and stock proposal from NASDAQ OMX and ICE provides
      NYSE Euronext's stockholders with immediate value and a higher premium
      to the proposal from Deutsche Boerse.
    - There is greater potential for long-term value creation under the
      NASDAQ OMX/ICE proposal by placing NYSE Euronext's businesses under
      management teams with proven track records of unlocking value through
      successful merger integrations.
    - Best of breed management of NASDAQ OMX and ICE would create two focused
      alternatives in cash equities and derivatives with less management risk
      than the conglomerate proposed by NYSE Euronext/Deutsche Boerse.
    - There are significant execution and integration risks to stockholders
      with the proposed NYSE Euronext/Deutsche Boerse transaction, given that
      both managements have histories of failing to achieve promised
      objectives in previous cross-border merger integrations and the
      transaction faces European competition hurdles.
    - NASDAQ OMX and ICE are committed to a prudent use of leverage to
      finance the transaction. In particular, NASDAQ OMX is focused on
      maintaining its investment-grade credit rating.

Commenting on NYSE Euronext's announcement, Robert Greifeld, Chief
Executive Officer of NASDAQ OMX said, "NYSE Euronext's Board of Directors is
depriving its stockholders of the benefits of a superior proposal,
disregarding the fundamental corporate governance principles that it has
espoused for the rest of corporate America. The feedback we have received
from NYSE Euronext stockholders is very positive, and we would expect NYSE
Euronext would, at the very least, meet with us and our advisors to discuss
the merits of the proposed combination."

Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICE said,
"By declining to meet with us, the NYSE Euronext Board is ignoring its
obligations to its stockholders, which is surprising given the role that NYSE
Euronext sets for issuers in establishing good corporate governance. NASDAQ
OMX and ICE would not have made this joint proposal without a high degree of
confidence that our proposal is both superior for NYSE Euronext's
stockholders and capable of consummation. I would expect that NYSE Euronext's
stockholders will make their displeasure known to the Board."

"We will continue meeting with investors, customers and regulators to
highlight the many ways in which our proposal is superior, not only for the
stockholders of NYSE Euronext, but also for market participants in the U.S.
and Europe which would benefit from a more efficient and competitive
marketplace," Sprecher added.

NASDAQ OMX and ICE reaffirmed their interest in acquiring NYSE Euronext
given the benefits to stockholders of all three companies. The NASDAQ OMX/ICE
proposal provides NYSE Euronext stockholders with exposure to two focused
players in equities and derivative exchanges, while the Deutsche Boerse
proposal offers exposure to a single diversified exchange that may receive a
conglomerate discount. The NASDAQ OMX/ICE proposal also offers a
strategically attractive alternative with stronger potential upside in two
best-in-class operators given the superior growth prospects and significant,
realizable combined synergies of $740 million annually. NYSE Euronext and
Deutsche Boerse, by comparison, have both taken significant write-downs on
previous cross-border transactions they have engineered.

Under the terms of the NASDAQ/ICE proposal, NYSE Euronext stockholders
would receive $14.24 in cash, plus 0.4069 shares of NASDAQ OMX common stock
and 0.1436 shares of ICE common stock for each NYSE Euronext share. As part
of the proposal, ICE would purchase NYSE Euronext's futures businesses, and
NASDAQ OMX would retain NYSE Euronext's remaining businesses, including the
NYSE Euronext stock exchanges in New York, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and
Lisbon, as well as the U.S. equity options business.

The NASDAQ OMX/ICE proposal provides a premium that is a 17% increase
over the current implied value of the Deutsche Boerse proposal, and an 11%
premium over the current NYSE Euronext stock price, as of April 8, 2011.
Equally, NYSE Euronext's suggestion that the Deutsche Boerse proposal somehow
provides greater long term value has already been rejected by investors
around the world. Since the announcement of Deutsche Boerse's acquisition of
NYSE Euronext on February 15, 2011, the value of Deutsche Boerse's stock, in
euros, has declined by 9%.

NASDAQ OMX and ICE are confident that their proposed transaction will
gain regulatory approvals in all the necessary jurisdictions. NASDAQ OMX and
ICE have developed a realistic and actionable plan for dealing with any
antitrust issues.

While NYSE Euronext Board raised unacceptable execution risk as a reason
for rejecting the NASDAQ OMX/ICE proposal, it failed to acknowledge the
significant execution risk associated with the Deutsche Boerse proposal,
including the significant competition issues created by the proposed Deutsche
Boerse/NYSE Euronext combination in Europe given the dominance the resulting
entity would have in the European derivatives market.

NYSE Euronext's response does not change NASDAQ OMX and ICE's belief in
the strategic merits of their proposal or the ability to consummate the
transaction. Many of the perceived concerns with the NASDAQ OMX and ICE
proposal can be overcome through the due diligence process.

Both NASDAQ OMX and ICE have received strong support from a group of
leading institutions, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo, which
together are prepared to arrange the fully committed financing required to
complete the transaction.

Additional Details

All details and other supporting information related to this proposal are
available on www.nasdaq.com/deal and ir.theice.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
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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

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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 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 not a substitute for
the joint proxy statement/prospectus 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 PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS 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. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of the joint proxy
statement/prospectus, if and when such document becomes available, and other
relevant documents filed by NYSE Euronext, ICE and/or NASDAQ OMX, without
charge, at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the final proxy
statement/prospectus, if and when such document becomes available may be
obtained, without charge, by directing a request to NASDAQ OMX at One Liberty
Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: Investor Relations, in the case
of NASDAQ OMX's filings, or ICE, at 2100 RiverEdge Parkway, Suite 500,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, Attention: Investor Relations; or by emailing a
request to ir@theice.com, in the case of ICE's filings.

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, NASDAQ OMX's proxy statement, filed with the SEC on
April 16, 2010 for its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders, and NASDAQ OMX's
current reports on Form 8-K, filed on February 14, 2011 and February 24,
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 prospectus/proxy statement, if and when it becomes
available, and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC.

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; IntercontinentalExchange Media and Investor: Kelly Loeffler, +1-770-857-4726, kelly.loeffler at theice.com