THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, INC. Purchase AgreementPurchase Agreement • February 21st, 2008 • Nasdaq Stock Market Inc • Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services • New York
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC (the “Initial Purchasers”), as listed in Schedule 1 hereto, $425,000,000 principal amount of its 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Firm Securities”). The Firm Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”), to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below), among the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers not more than an additional $50,000,000 principal amount of its 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Additional Securities”) if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers shall have determined to exercise the right to purchase such Additional Securities granted to the Initial Purchasers in Section 1 hereof. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities are hereinafter collectivel
