NEW YORK, April 26, 2017 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc (Nasdaq:NDAQ)
has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the
company's outstanding common stock, an increase of 19% from the
prior $0.32 per share quarterly dividend.
The dividend is payable on June 30, 2017 to
shareowners of record at the close of business on June 16,
2017. The Board of Directors has adopted a dividend policy
with the intention to provide shareholders with regular and growing
dividends over the long term as earnings and cash flow
grow.
Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the
establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to
approval by the Board of Directors.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information set forth in this communication
contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Nasdaq cautions readers that any
forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future
performance and that actual results could differ materially from
those contained in the forward-looking information. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to (i)
projections relating to our future financial results, total
shareholder returns, growth, trading volumes, products and
services, order backlog, taxes and achievement of synergy targets,
(ii) statements about the closing or implementation dates and
benefits of certain acquisitions and other strategic,
restructuring, technology, de-leveraging and capital return
initiatives, (iii) statements about our integrations of our recent
acquisitions, (iv) statements relating to any litigation or
regulatory or government investigation or action to which we are or
could become a party, and (v) other statements that are not
historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve a number
of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond Nasdaq's
control. These factors include, but are not limited to,
Nasdaq's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic,
political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and
industry regulation, interest rate risk, U.S. and global
competition, and other factors detailed in Nasdaq's filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual
reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q which are
available on Nasdaq's investor relations website at
http://ir.nasdaq.com and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Nasdaq undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and
public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of
solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute
their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies
that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global
capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic
stock market, its technology powers more than 89 marketplaces in 50
countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions.
Nasdaq is home to 3,800 total listings with a market value of $11.0
trillion. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or
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NDAQF
Media Relations Contact:
Allan Schoenberg
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+1.212.401.8737
ed.ditmire@nasdaq.com