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Nasdaq (NDAQ) has announced cash tender offers to purchase up to $200 million of its outstanding senior notes, divided across three series: up to $40 million of 5.350% Notes due 2028, up to $50 million of 5.550% Notes due 2034, and up to $110 million of 3.950% Notes due 2052.

Holders must tender their notes by February 24, 2025 (Early Tender Date) to receive the Total Consideration, which includes an Early Tender Premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount. Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date but before the March 11, 2025 expiration will receive the Tender Offer Consideration (Total Consideration minus Early Tender Premium).

The company plans to fund the purchase using available cash and other liquidity sources, with the aim of reducing its total outstanding public debt. Settlement is expected around March 14, 2025, with a possible early settlement on February 27, 2025.

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has released its monthly volumes for January 2025 on February 4, 2025. Investors can access the detailed data sheet on Nasdaq's Investor Relations website. This report provides comprehensive insights into the trading volumes for the month, which are important for stakeholders to assess market activity and performance.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has announced that Chair & CEO Adena Friedman will be presenting at the 2025 UBS Financial Services Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET. Interested parties can access the webcast through Nasdaq's Investor Relations website at ir.nasdaq.com/events.cfm. This appearance at a major financial services conference provides an opportunity for investors and analysts to gain insights into Nasdaq's strategies and outlook directly from its top executive.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (NDX®), marking four decades since its inception on January 31, 1985. The index, which tracks 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq, has delivered a 14.25% compound annualized return since inception.

The index's evolution is remarkable: from an initial median market cap of $455 million and average of $580 million in 1985, to current figures of $74 billion (median) and $268 billion (average) as of December 31, 2024. Six original members remain: Apple, Micron Technology, Intel, KLA , PACCAR, and Costco.

The NDX® ecosystem now exceeds $500 billion in tracked investment products globally, with 94 Exchange Traded Products trading in over 20 countries across 6 continents. NDX® companies invest 600-1,200% more in R&D compared to broad-based US large-cap equity indexes, demonstrating their commitment to innovation.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 28, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 14, 2025. Future quarterly dividend declarations and the establishment of future record and payment dates remain subject to Board of Directors approval.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported strong financial results for Q4 and full year 2024. The company achieved net revenues of $4.6 billion for 2024, representing a 19% increase over 2023, with Solutions revenue growing 25%. Q4 2024 net revenue reached $1.2 billion, up 10% year-over-year.

Key highlights include Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $2.8 billion, showing a 7% increase, with SaaS revenues up 14%. Financial Technology revenue grew 10% to $438 million, while Index revenue surged 29% with $80 billion in net inflows over twelve months. The company maintained strong market leadership, welcoming 180 IPOs in 2024 and achieving a 80% win rate among eligible operating company IPOs.

For 2025, Nasdaq provided guidance for non-GAAP operating expenses between $2,245-$2,325 million and a non-GAAP tax rate of 22.5-24.5%. The company returned $138 million to shareholders through dividends in Q4 and repurchased $181 million of senior unsecured notes.

Nasdaq has reported significant changes in short interest positions as of January 15, 2025. In the Nasdaq Global Market, short interest reached 12,402,417,655 shares across 3,099 securities, up from 12,137,206,474 shares in 3,085 issues on December 31, 2024. The mid-January figures represent 2.56 days of average daily volume, compared to 2.50 days in the previous period.

In the Nasdaq Capital Market, short interest totaled 2,424,890,788 shares across 1,635 securities, increasing from 2,331,105,942 shares in 1,643 securities in the previous period, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume.

Overall, total short interest across all 4,734 Nasdaq securities reached 14,827,308,443 shares, up from 14,468,312,416 shares in 4,728 issues previously. The average daily volume increased to 1.82 days from 1.78 days in the prior period.

Novobanco, Portugal's 4th largest bank, has announced an expansion of its technology partnership with Nasdaq (NDAQ) by adopting the complete Calypso platform for its capital market operations. The bank, which has been using Calypso's back-office processing for nearly 20 years, will now integrate front office and risk functionality to consolidate its entire treasury infrastructure.

The cloud-deployed Nasdaq Calypso platform will provide novobanco with enhanced scalability and flexibility, streamlining trading, clearing, risk management, and post-trade processing. The integrated system will centralize data, improve transparency, and enable real-time decision-making through live pricing and risk analytics.

This expansion aligns with novobanco's transformation strategy to become more client-centric and operationally efficient. Nasdaq's technology currently serves 97% of global systematically important banks, half of the world's top 25 stock exchanges, and 35 central banks.

Nasdaq Stock Market has announced the delisting of securities from eight companies: BIMI International Medical, The Dixie Group, Clover Leaf Capital Corp, Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Company, Forza X1, Vertex Energy, Slam Corp, and HHG Capital All affected companies had their trading suspended between August and October 2024, and none have traded on Nasdaq since their respective suspension dates.

The delistings affect various types of securities including common stocks, Class A ordinary shares, units, warrants, and rights, depending on the company. The suspensions occurred in the following sequence: BIMI (Aug 22), Slam Corp (Aug 27), Clover Leaf Capital (Sept 4), Dixie Group (Oct 3), HHG Capital (Oct 4), Vertex Energy (Oct 8), Forza X1 (Oct 10), and Focus Impact BH3 (Oct 15).