Press release, December 13, 2007
The Nordic Exchange welcomes Travelmarket to First North
Today the trading in Travelmarket's shares commence on First North in
Copenhagen. Travelmarket is the 125. company on First North.
On the 1st of May, 1996, travelmarket.com was launched and was the first portal
of its kind in Europe. Today the portal is said to be one of the thirty biggest
internet media in Denmark according to FDIM (Foreningen af Danske Internet
Medier - The union of Danish internet media).
Travelmarket is a neutral and independent internet service with many different
search facilities, which make it possible to find and compare prices on
different trips and plane tickets. The portal offers access to nearly a hundred
different travel agencies and their products but also travel guides from more
than 300 tourist attractions, articles, climate figures as well as relevant
information about insurances and currency.
”We are happy to welcome Travelmarket to the Consumer Discretionary sector on
First North. It is lovely to approach the Christmas holidays and note the great
inflow of companies which First North has had again this year. So far 52
companies have joined in 2007. The vast differences in the type of companies on
First North prove the wide appeal of the marketplace but also the great need
and potential for growth which is present in the Nordic region,” says Carsten
Borring, Head of First North, OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen.
A round lot of shares in Travelmarket, whose short name is TMCOM, amounts to
200. The company is included in the sector Consumer Discretionary.
For further information, please contact
Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg, OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen +45 33 77 04 30
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Exchange comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First
North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and
central securities depositories in over 50 countries. The Nordic Exchange is
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