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Semi-annual Changes to the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index
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GlobeNewswireThe NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc.
announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ(R)
Clean Edge(R) Green Energy Index (Nasdaq:CELS), which will become effective
prior to market open on Monday, March 21, 2011.
The following 14 securities will be added to the Index:Advanced Analogic
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AATI), Active Power, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACPW), Ameresco
, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), Amtech Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYS), Ballard Power
Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BLDP), Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDXS), Capstone Turbine
Corporation (Nasdaq:CPST), EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq:EMKR), FuelCell Energy
, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq:GEVO), JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
(NYSE:JKS), SemiLEDs Corporation (Nasdaq:LEDS), China Ming Yang Wind Power
Group Limited (NYSE:MY), and Valence Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:VLNC).
The Index is designed to track the performance of clean-energy companies
that are publicly traded in the U.S. The Index includes companies engaged in
the manufacturing, development, distribution, and installation of emerging
clean-energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics, biofuels and advanced
batteries. The five major sub-sectors that the index covers are Renewable
Electricity Generation, Renewable Fuels, Energy Storage & Conversion, Energy
Intelligence and Advanced Energy-Related Materials. The securities must
also meet other eligibility criteria which include minimum requirements for
market value, average daily share volume, and price. The NASDAQ(R) Clean
Edge(R) Green Energy Index is evaluated semi-annually in March and September
. For more information about the NASDAQ(R) Clean Edge(R) Green Energy Index,
including detailed eligibility criteria, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.
com/.
The NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index is the basis for the First Trust
NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (Nasdaq:QCLN), which seeks
investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the
NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index before fees and expenses.
As a result of the evaluation, the following three securities will be
removed from the Index: Comverge, Inc. (Nasdaq:COMV), IXYS Corporation (
Nasdaq:IXYS), and PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq:POWR).
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 www.nasdaq.com/indexes.
Access to essential historical index data for NASDAQ OMX indexes can be
accessed from a single source, NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch. For additional
information, please visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/indexwatch.aspx.
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 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group
offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe,
including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, including First North
, NASDAQ OMX Baltic and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading
across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt,
commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group 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 Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm,
Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX,
visit www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653 and Twitter http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx.
About Clean Edge, Inc.
Clean Edge, the world's first research and advisory firm devoted to the
clean-tech sector, delivers comprehensive clean-tech insights to
corporations, investors, governments, entrepreneurs, and other key
stakeholders. The company integrates timely clean-tech data from dozens of
sources with expert analysis to provide critical insights to its clients and
subscribers. The firm's offerings include the U.S. Clean Energy Leadership
Index and related advisory services, industry-leading sponsored reports
including the annual Clean Energy Trends and Clean-Tech Job Trends series,
the annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit conference (coproduced with IBF), and
benchmark clean-tech stock indices with NASDAQ which track U.S. clean energy
(Nasdaq:CELS), global wind (Nasdaq:QWND), and smart grid and grid
infrastructure (Nasdaq:QGRD) companies. To keep abreast of the latest clean-
tech trends or learn more about Clean Edge, visit www.cleanedge.com.
NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index ("Index") is the exclusive property of
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., (collectively, with its affiliates "NASDAQ OMX")
and Clean Edge, Inc. ("Clean Edge").
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This news release was distributed by GlobeNewswire, www.globenewswire.com
SOURCE: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
CONTACT: NASDAQ Media Contact: Wayne Lee +1.301.978.4875 Wayne.D.Lee@
NASDAQOMX.com NASDAQ Issuer and Investor Contact: Lisa Chaney +1.301.978.
8281 L*********[email protected] Clean Edge Contact: Ron Pernick +1.503.493.
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