Quarterly Changes to the NASDAQ OMX Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index
22 March 2010 - 10:00PM
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Wilder Transport Index
LLC announced the results of the quarterly evaluation of the Wilder
NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index(SM)
(Nasdaq:HAUL), which will become effective with the market open
today.
The following three securities will be added to the Index:
Capstone Turbine Corporation (CPST UQ), Kuehne + Nagel
International AG (KNIN VX), and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
Corporation (WAB UN).
The Index is a modified equal dollar weighted index designed to
track innovative, energy efficient transportation companies,
specifically those companies that stand to benefit substantially
from a societal transition towards cleaner and improved means of
moving goods and people as determined by Wilder Transport Index,
LLC ("Wilder, LLC"). The securities must also meet other
eligibility criteria which include minimum requirements for market
capitalization and average daily dollar trading volume. The Index
is evaluated on a quarterly basis. For more information about the
Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport IndexSM,
including detailed eligibility criteria, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
As a result of the evaluation, the following five securities
will be removed from the Index: Log-in Logistica Intermodal S.A.
(LOGN3 BS), New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI-U CN), Quantum Fuel
Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (QTWW UQ), UQM Technologies,
Inc. (UQM UA), and Vossloh AG (VOS GY).
The PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio
(Nasdaq:PTRP) is an exchange traded fund that seeks investment
results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before
the Fund's fees and expenses, of the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global
Energy Efficient Transport Index(SM).
About NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group
NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group is engaged in the design,
development, calculation, licensing, and marketing of NASDAQ OMX
Indexes. NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group specializes in the
development of indexes focusing on NASDAQ OMX's brand themes of
innovation, technology, growth, and globalization. NASDAQ OMX
Global Index Group also provides custom index services and design
solutions as a third-party provider to selected financial
organizations. For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
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Watch. For additional information, please visit
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About NASDAQ OMX Group
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 3,700
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
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About Dr. Wilder of Wilder Transport Index LLC
Dr. Rob Wilder is Manager of the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy
Efficient Transport Index (HAUL), the first Index for better
efficiency in transportation. Dr. Wilder previously co-founded the
WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO), the first clean energy Index;
also the WilderHill Progressive Energy Index (WHPRO), the first for
improving our modern energy portrait. He is co-manager of the
WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index (NEX). Dr. Wilder
holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Santa Barbara. For more information, please
see, http://www.greentransportation.com.
NDAQG
CONTACT: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Media Contact:
Wayne Lee
+1.301.978.4875
Wayne.D.Lee@NASDAQOMX.com
Issuer and Investor Contact:
Lisa Chaney
+1.301.978.8281
Wilder Transport Index LLC
Robert Wilder
+1.760.634.1358
rwilder@wildershares.com
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