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NASDAQ, INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Mar 24, 2009)

Filed March 24, 2009For Securities:NDAQ

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. primarily serves as a notification that previously filed financial information from its 2008 Annual Report (Form 10-K) has been reformatted into XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). This XBRL data, including the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Cash Flows, and Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, is being furnished as an exhibit for testing purposes related to the XBRL format and technology. Investors are explicitly cautioned against relying on this XBRL data for investment decisions, as it is considered unaudited and not the official filing. They should continue to refer to the original, officially filed documents for accurate financial information.

Key Highlights

  • 1NASDAQ OMX is furnishing XBRL-formatted financial data from its 2008 Form 10-K filing.
  • 2The XBRL data includes detailed financial statements (Operations, Balance Sheets, Cash Flows, Stockholders' Equity) for 2008, 2007, and 2006.
  • 3This filing is for testing the XBRL format and technology, not for providing new financial information.
  • 4Investors are strongly advised NOT to rely on this XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 5The official filed versions of the 2008 10-K are the authoritative sources for financial information.
  • 6Information in this 8-K is not considered 'filed' for Section 18 liability purposes and will not be incorporated by reference into other filings unless explicitly stated.
  • 7The filing includes various XBRL-related documents such as Instance Documents, Schema, Calculation, Definition, Label, and Presentation Linkbase files.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to furnish financial statements from NASDAQ OMX's 2008 Annual Report (Form 10-K) in an XBRL format for the purpose of testing the XBRL technology and related formats. It is not intended to provide new or updated financial information for investment analysis.

No, investors are explicitly cautioned against using the XBRL financial data presented in this report for investment decisions. The filing states that this data is unaudited, is for testing purposes, and investors should rely on the official, previously filed versions of the financial statements.

The XBRL-formatted exhibits include the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006.

According to the filing, the information presented in this 8-K, including the XBRL exhibits, shall not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not subject to the liability provisions of that section. It also states that this information will not be incorporated by reference into other filings unless expressly noted.