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Exhibit 4.4.2

 Exhibit 4.4.2 
  

 THE NADAQ STOCK MARKET, INC. 
 THE NADAQ STOCK MARKET, LLC 
 TO 
 LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, 
 As
Trustee 
  

 SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 Dated as of 
 November 9, 2006 
 TO 
 INDENTURE 
 Dated as of 
 April 22, 2005 
  

 3. 75% Convertible Notes due 2012 
  

 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (the “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of November 9, 2006, between The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called “Nasdaq Inc.”), The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called “Nasdaq LLC”), each having its principal office at One Liberty Plaza,
New York, NY 10006, and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee under the Original Indenture hereinafter referred to (hereinafter called the “Trustee”). 
 WITNESSETH 
 WHEREAS, Nasdaq Inc. has heretofore executed and delivered an
indenture, dated as of April 22, 2005 (the “Original Indenture”), between Nasdaq Inc. and the Trustee, pursuant to which Nasdaq Inc. has issued $205,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.75% Series A Convertible Notes due 2012
(the “Series A Notes”) and $240,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.75% Series B Convertible Notes due 2012 (the “Series B Notes”, and together with the Series A Notes, the “Notes”);

 WHEREAS, Nasdaq Inc. has entered into the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 8, 2005; 
 WHEREAS, Nasdaq Inc. and Nasdaq LLC have previously entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which certain assets and liabilities
of Nasdaq Inc. were transferred from Nasdaq Inc. to the Nasdaq LLC; 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and stockholders of Nasdaq Inc. have
approved a transfer of the assets of Nasdaq Inc. substantially as an entirety to Nasdaq LLC, pursuant to the Contribution and Admission Agreement dated November 9, 2006 (the “Contribution Agreement”) to be consummated on the date
hereof (the “Assignment”); 
 WHEREAS, Section 12.01 of the Original Indenture, provides, inter alia, that Nasdaq
Inc. shall not sell, convey, transfer or lease the property and assets of Nasdaq Inc. substantially as an entirety to any other Person unless the resulting, surviving or transferee Person assumes all obligations of Nasdaq Inc. under the Notes, the
Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement as in said Section 12.01 provided; 
 WHEREAS, Nasdaq LLC, by entering into this supplemental
indenture, has agreed to assume all the obligations of Nasdaq Inc. under the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Assumption”); 
 WHEREAS, Nasdaq Inc. wishes to become a guarantor (in such capacity, the “Guarantor”), on a subordinated basis, of the obligations of
Nasdaq LLC under the Indenture and the Notes and enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture providing for such guarantee (the “Subordinated Guarantee”); 
 WHEREAS, Section 11.01(b) of the Original Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental thereto to evidence
the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company pursuant to Article 12 of the Indenture; 

 WHEREAS, Section 11.01(c) of the Original Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter
into indentures supplemental thereto to add guarantees or guarantors with respect to the Notes; 
 WHEREAS, Nasdaq Inc. and Nasdaq LLC have
each delivered to the Trustee resolutions of their respective Boards of Directors authorizing the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture; and 
 WHEREAS, all conditions precedent related to this Supplemental Indenture have been satisfied. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Nasdaq Inc., Nasdaq LLC and the Trustee for the benefit of each other and for the benefit of the
holders of the Notes agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE 1 
 DEFINITIONS 
 Terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Indenture. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 
 Effective immediately upon the consummation of the Assignment, Nasdaq LLC hereby assumes all obligations of Nasdaq Inc. under the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, including (but not limited to) the due and
punctual payment of the Principal Amount of an Interest on all of the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed or satisfied by Nasdaq Inc. 
  

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 ARTICLE 3 
 SUBORDINATED GUARANTEE 
 Section 3.01 Guarantee.

 Immediately subsequent to the consummation of the Assignment and Assumption described in Article 2 hereof, and subject to the provisions
of this Article 3, Nasdaq Inc., as Guarantor, hereby unconditionally guarantees to each holder of a Note that the principal of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or
otherwise, and all other obligations of Nasdaq LLC to the holders of the Notes and the Trustee hereunder, thereunder and under the Indenture will be promptly paid in full or performed, as the case may be, all in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof; and failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed, as the case may be, for whatever reason, the Guarantor will be obligated to pay or perform the same, as the case may be, immediately. The Guarantor
agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. 
 The Guarantor hereby confirms that it is its intention that
this guarantee of the Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent
applicable to this Subordinated Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the obligations of the Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed
liabilities of the Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, result in the obligations of the Guarantor under this Subordinated Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. 
 Section 3.02 Subordinate of Guarantee. Payments under this Subordinated Guarantee shall be subordinated to the prior payment in full of all
Guarantor Other Indebtedness (defined below) as follows: 
 No direct or indirect payment by or on behalf of Nasdaq Inc. under this
Subordinated Guarantee with respect to any of the obligations on the Notes (a “Note Payment”) will be made, and no action against the Guarantor may be brought, if, at the time of such payment or the bringing of such action, there
exists a default in the payment in cash of all or any portion of the principal of, or interest, if any, on any Guarantor Other Indebtedness when due, or any Guarantor Other Indebtedness has been accelerated, and such default shall not have been
cured or waived in writing or the benefits of this sentence waived in writing by or on behalf of the holders of such Guarantor Other Indebtedness. In addition, during the continuance of any non-payment event of default with respect to any Guarantor
Other Indebtedness, and upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee of written notice, referring to the Indenture and entitled “Payment Blockage Notice” (a “Payment Blockage
Notice”), from the holder or holders of any Guarantor Other Indebtedness, then, unless and until such event of default has been cured or waived in writing or has ceased to exist or any Guarantor Other Indebtedness has been discharged or repaid
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shall be duly provided for in a manner satisfactory to holders of any Guarantor Other Indebtedness) or otherwise to the extent holders of any Guarantor Other
Indebtedness in their sole discretion accept satisfaction of amounts due by settlement in other than cash or the benefits of these provisions have been waived in writing by the holders of any Guarantor Other Indebtedness, no Note Payment will be
made to such holders during a period (a “Payment Blockage Period”) commencing on the date of such receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and ending 364 days thereafter. The Trustee shall
deliver a copy of the Payment Blockage Notice to Nasdaq Inc. as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof. In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Note Payment shall be received by the Trustee at a time when such payment is
prohibited hereunder, such Note Payment shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of any Guarantor Other Indebtedness, as their respective interests may appear. 
 Upon any payment or distribution of assets or securities of Nasdaq Inc. of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to the
creditors of Nasdaq Inc. upon any dissolution or winding-up or total or partial liquidation or reorganization of Nasdaq Inc., whether voluntary or involutary, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceedings relating to Nasdaq
Inc., any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshalling of Nasdaq Inc.’s assets and liabilities, the holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all obligations due in respect of
such Guarantor Other Indebtedness or have provision made for such payment in a manner acceptable to holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness, before the holders of the Notes or the Trustee on behalf of such holders shall be entitled to bring any
action against Nasdaq Inc. with respect to this Subordinated Guarantee. 
 In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provision
prohibiting such payment or distribution, any payment or distribution of assets or securities of Nasdaq Inc. of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities in respect of the principal, or interest on the Notes, shall be received
by the Trustee or any Paying Agent or any holder of Notes at a time when such payment or distribution is prohibited by this Subordinated Guarantee such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid
over or delivered to, the holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all obligations in respect of such Guarantor Other Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all obligations in
respect of such Guarantor Other Indebtedness have been paid in full in cash (or such payment shall be duly provided for in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Guarantor Other Indebtedness) or otherwise to the extent holders of such
Guarantor Other Indebtedness in their sole discretion accept satisfaction of amounts due by settlement in other than cash after giving effect to any prior or concurrent payment, distribution or provision therefor to or for the holders of such
Guarantor Other Indebtedness. 
 Nasdaq Inc. shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to Nasdaq Inc. which would
prohibit the making of any payment or distribution to or by the Trustee in respect of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Subordinated Guarantee. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any default or event of
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 of any payment or distribution to or by the Trustee unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have
received notice in writing at its Corporate Trust Officer to that effect signed by an Officer of Nasdaq Inc., or by a holder of Guarantor Other Indebtedness or agent therefor; and prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee shall be
entitled to conclusively assume that no such facts exist; provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received such notice at least two Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms of the Subordinated Guarantee any
moneys shall become payable to any Noteholder for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note), then, regardless of anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall have full power and
authority to receive any moneys from Nasdaq Inc. and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such prior date. The Trustee shall be
entitled to conclusively rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself or itself to be a holder of Guarantor Other Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of, or agent or other representative of, such holder) to
establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Guarantor Other Indebtedness or a trustee or agent or representative on behalf of any such holder. A holder of Guarantor Other Indebtedness and any agent on behalf of such holder shall be
entitled to deliver all notices required by this Subordinated Guarantee to the address of the Trustee set forth in or pursuant to Section 17.03 of the Indenture. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that any evidence is required
with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Guarantor Other Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Subordinated Guarantee, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Guarantor Other Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person
under this Subordinated Guarantee, and if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. No right of any present or future
holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness to enforce subordination as provided herein shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of Nasdaq Inc. or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any
such holder, or by any noncompliance by Nasdaq Inc. with the terms of the Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with. The provisions of this Subordinated Guarantee are intended to be
for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable directly by, the holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness. 
 Holders of Guarantor Other
Indebtedness may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the holders of the Notes, without incurring responsibility to the holders of the Notes and without impairing or releasing the subordination
provided in this Subordinated Guarantee or the obligations hereunder of the holders of the Notes to the holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following: (a) change the manner or place or time of payment of Guarantor
Other Indebtedness or amend, supplement or otherwise modify any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Guarantor Other Indebtedness is outstanding, guaranteed or secured; (b) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any
property pledge, mortgaged or otherwise securing Guarantor Other Indebtedness ; (c) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of Guarantor Other 
  

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 Indebtedness; and (d) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against Nasdaq Inc. and any other Person.

 “Guarantor Other Indebtedness” means, and without duplication, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of
the Guarantor and whether or not contingent, (i) all indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities of the Guarantor for borrowed money (including obligations of the Guarantor in respect of overdrafts, foreign exchange contracts, currency exchange
agreements, interest rate protection agreements, and any loans or advances from banks, whether or not evidenced by notes or similar instruments) or evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, other than any account payable or other
accrued current liability or obligation incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the obtaining of materials or services; (ii) all reimbursement obligations and other liabilities of the Company with respect to letters of credit,
bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances; (iii) all obligations and liabilities in respect of leases of the Guarantor required, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, to be accounted for as capitalized lease obligations on
the balance sheet of the Guarantor and all obligations and other liabilities under any lease or related document (including a purchase agreement) in connection with the lease of real property which provides that the Guarantor is contractually
obligated to purchase or cause a third party to purchase the leased property and thereby guarantee a minimum residual value of the leased property to the lessor and the obligations of the Guarantor under such lease or related document to purchase or
to cause a third party to purchase such leased property; (iv) all net obligations of the Guarantor with respect to an interest rate or other swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar instrument or agreement or foreign currency hedge, exchange,
purchase or similar instrument or agreement; (v) all direct or indirect guaranties or similar agreements by the Guarantor in respect of, and obligations or liabilities of the Guarantor to purchase or otherwise acquire or otherwise assure a creditor
against loss in respect of, indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the kind described in clauses (i) through (iv); (vi) any indebtedness or other obligations described in clauses (i) through (v) secured by any mortgage,
pledge, lien or other encumbrance existing on property which is owned or held by the Guarantor, regardless of whether the indebtedness or other obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed by the Guarantor; (vii) all other indebtedness or
other obligations designated by Guarantor as “Guarantor Other Indebtedness” and (viii) any and all deferrals, supplements to, any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the kind described in clauses (i) through (vi); and for avoidance of
doubt, Guarantor Other Indebtedness shall not include this Subordinated Guarantee. 
 With respect to the holders of Guarantor Other
Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article 3, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Guarantor Other
Indebtedness shall be read into this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be liable to any
holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness if the Trustee shall pay over or distribute to or on behalf of holders of Notes or to Nasdaq Inc. or to any Person, cash, property or securities to which any holders of Guarantor Other Indebtedness shall be
entitled by virtue of this Article 3 or otherwise. The subordination provisions of this Article 3 shall not apply to the Subordinated Guarantee of 
  

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 Nasdaq Inc. with respect to amounts due to the Trustee, or the rights of the Trustee to indemnification, pursuant to any
provisions of the Indenture. 
 ARTICLE 4 
 EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENT 
 Upon the execution
and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by each of Nasdaq Inc., Nasdaq LLC and the Trustee, this Supplemental Indenture shall become effective and the Indenture shall be amended and supplemented in accordance herewith, and the rights of the
holders of the Notes modified hereby, and this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby. 
 ARTICLE 5 
 MISCELLANEOUS

 Section 5.01 Execution as Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be construed as
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture and, as provided in the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture forms a part of thereof. Except as herein expressly otherwise defined, the use of the terms and expressions herein is in accordance with the
definitions, uses and constructions contained in the Indenture. 
 Section 5.02 No Other Amendments. Except as expressly
amended hereby, the Indenture shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions hereof. 
 Section 5.03
Trustee. The recitals contained herein are those of Nasdaq Inc. and Nasdaq LLC and not the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency
of this Supplemental Indenture. All rights, protections, privileges, indemnities and benefits granted or afforded to the Trustee under the Indenture shall be deemed incorporated herein by this reference and shall be deemed applicable to all actions
taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee under this Supplemental Indenture. 
 Section 5.04 Provisions Binding on the
Company’s Successors. Any covenants and agreements contained in this Supplemental Indenture made by Nasdaq Inc. and Nasdaq LLC shall bind their successors and assigns whether so expressed or not. 
 Section 5.05 Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and
for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law or any successor to such statue). 
 Section 5.06 Execution and Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

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 Section 5.07 Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of
the date first written above. 
  

			
	THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Ronald Hassen

	Name:	 	Ronald Hassen
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President & Controller
	
	 THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Ronald Hassen

	Name:	 	Ronald Hassen
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President & Controller
	
	 LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Daniel R. Fisher

	Name:	 	Daniel R. Fisher
	Title:	 	Senior Vice PresidentExhibit 10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 
  

					
		 	Executive Corporate Incentive Plan	 	
			
		 	The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.	 	
			
		 	(Effective January 1, 2003)	 	
			
		 	Amended and Restated as of February 18, 2004	 	

 Contents 
  

			
		
	Article 1. Establishment and Purpose	  	1
		
	Article 2. Definitions	  	1
		
	Article 3. Administration	  	3
		
	Article 4. Eligibility and Participation	  	4
		
	Article 5. Award Determination	  	4
		
	Article 6. Payment of Awards	  	5
		
	Article 7. Termination of Employment	  	6
		
	Article 8. Rights of Participants	  	6
		
	Article 9. Beneficiary Designation	  	6
		
	Article 10. Amendments	  	6
		
	Article 11. Miscellaneous	  	7

 The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. 
 Executive Corporate Incentive Plan 
 Article 1 Establishment and Purpose 
 1.1 Establishment of the Plan. The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “NASDAQ”), hereby
establishes The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Executive Corporate Incentive Plan (the “ECIP”). Upon approval by the Board of Directors, the ECIP shall be effective as of January 1, 2003 (the “Effective Date”) and shall remain in
effect until terminated by the Board. 
 1.2 Shareholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the ECIP shall be
null and void if it is not approved, in a separate affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of the common stock of the Company cast, in person or by proxy, at the first shareholders meeting to occur in 2003. 

1.3 Purpose. The purpose of the ECIP is to attract, retain, and motivate key executives by providing cash incentive awards to designated
executives of the Company, Subsidiaries, and affiliates. The ECIP is designed to further link an executive’s interests with that of Nasdaq’s shareholders. The ECIP is intended to provide annual incentives, contingent upon continued
employment and meeting certain Company and individual business unit performance goals, to certain key executives who make substantial contributions to the Company. The ECIP also provides that Awards reflect individual performance, subject to Article
5. Awards paid under the ECIP are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation deductible by the Company under the qualified performance based exception to Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 Article 2 Definitions 
 As used in the ECIP,
the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 2.1 “Award” means the actual award earned during a Plan Year
by a Participant, as determined by the Committee following the end of the Plan Year. 
 2.2 “Board” means the Board of
Directors of the Company. 
 2.3 “Cause” means, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Participant
and the Company, (i) the engaging by the Participant in willful misconduct that is injurious to the Company or its affiliates, (ii) the embezzlement or misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or its affiliates by the
Participant, or the conviction of the Participant of a felony or the entrance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Participant to a felony, (iii) the willful failure or refusal by the Participant to substantially perform his or her
duties or responsibilities that continues after being brought to the attention of the Participant (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s incapacity due to Disability), or (iv) the violation by the Participant of any
restrictive covenants entered into between the Participant and the Company or the Company’s Code of Conduct. 
  

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 2.4 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any final treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 2.5 “Committee” means the Management Compensation Committee of the Board, which
Committee has been designated by the Board to among other things, administer the ECIP. Each member of the Committee to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and
Section 162(m) of the Code shall be a “Non-Employee Director” and an “Outside Director” within the meaning of Section 16 and Section 162(m) of the Code, respectively. 
 2.6 “Company” means The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any Subsidiaries designated to participate in the
ECIP), and any successor thereto. 
 2.7 “Disability” means, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the
Participant and the Company, a disability that would qualify as such under the Company’s then current long-term disability plan. 
 2.8 “Individual Target Award” means the target award established for each Participant under Article 5 of the ECIP. 
 2.9 “Participant” means an active employee of the Company, or Subsidiaries, who is employed in an executive capacity, and designated by the Committee to participate in the ECIP during a Plan Year. 
 2.10 “Payment Date” means the date upon which an Award shall be paid out in accordance with Article 6. 
 2.11 “Performance Goals” means the goals selected by the Committee for any Plan Year based upon one or more of the Performance Measures,
set forth in Article 5 of the ECIP. 
 2.12 “Performance Measures” means, unless and until the Committee or Board proposes
for shareholder vote and shareholders approve a change in the general Performance Measures set forth herein, the performance criteria upon which the Performance Goal(s) for a particular Plan Year are based; the performance criteria shall be limited
to the following Performance Measures: 
  

	 	(a)	Earnings per Share of Nasdaq Common Stock; 

  

	 	(b)	Revenue growth; 

  

	 	(c)	Net income or net profits (before or after taxes); 

  

	 	(d)	Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets or net assets, capital, equity, or sales); 

  

	 	(e)	Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow); 

  

	 	(f)	Expense targets; 

  

	 	(g)	Planning accuracy (as measured by comparing planned results to actual results); 

  

	 	(h)	Market share 

  

	 	(i)	Corporate reputation 

  

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	 	(j)	Business Effectiveness Survey Results 

  

	 	(k)	Performance Measure (a) through (j) above as compared to various stock market indices; and 

  

	 	(l)	Any Performance Measure in (a) through (j) above as compared to the performance of other companies. 

 Any Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the Company as a whole or any business unit of the Company individually. 

2.13 “Plan Year” means the Company’s fiscal year, which commences each
January 1st and concludes each December 31st. 
 2.14 “Retirement” means,
unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company, a Participant who is eligible to retire from the Company or an Affiliate under the terms of any tax qualified Company retirement plan or, if a Participant
is not covered by any such plan, retirement on or after such date as of which the Participant has both attained the age of 55 years and has 10 years of employment with the Company and terminates his employment with the Company other than for Cause
or death. 
 2.15 “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 424(f) of the Code. 
 Article 3 Administration 
 3.1 The Plan
Administrator. The Committee shall administer the ECIP. 
 3.2 Administration of the ECIP. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, will determine eligibility for participation, establish the maximum Award which may be earned by each Participant (which may be expressed in terms of dollar amount, percentage of salary or any other measurement), establish goals for each
Participant (which may be objective or subjective, and based on individual, Company, Subsidiary and/or business unit performance), calculate and determine each Participant’s level of attainment of such goals, and calculate the Award for each
Participant based upon such level of attainment. Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, full power and authority to construe, interpret, and administer the Plan shall be vested in the Committee, including the power to amend or terminate the
Plan as further described herein. The Committee may at any time adopt such rules, regulations, policies, or practices, as, in its sole discretion, it shall determine to be necessary or appropriate for the administration of, or the performance of its
respective responsibilities under, the Plan. The Committee may at any time amend, modify, suspend, or terminate such rules, regulations, policies, or practices. 
 3.3 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions of the Committee as to any disputed question arising under the ECIP, including questions of construction and interpretation, shall be final, binding, and
conclusive upon all parties. 
 3.4 No Liability to Committee Members. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable by reason
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such member or on his or her behalf in his or her capacity as a member of the Committee, nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless each employee, officer, or director of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the ECIP may be allocated or delegated, against any cost or expense (including legal
fees, disbursements and other related charges) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Board) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the ECIP unless arising out of such
person’s own fraud or bad faith. 
  

	 	3.4.1	The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 

 Article 4 Eligibility and Participation 
 4.1 Eligibility. Only active employees of the
Company, its participating Subsidiaries, or affiliates who are employed in an executive capacity may participate in the ECIP and receive Awards hereunder. 
 4.2 Participation. Only individuals who are chosen and designated by the Committee to participate in the ECIP in any given Plan Year may participate in the ECIP for that Plan Year. The Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of the Company, and such other persons as the CEO may designate, shall recommend to the Committee employees (who may include such recommending person) for selection as Participants. Such designated employees shall be so notified in writing or
via electronic communication, as soon as is practicable after selection. The Committee may add to or delete individuals from the list of designated Participants at any time and from time to time, at its sole discretion. 
 4.3 No Right to Participate. No Participant shall at any time have a right to be selected for participation in the ECIP for any Plan Year, despite
having previously participated in the ECIP. 
 Article 5 Award Determination 
 5.1 Targets, In General. At the beginning of each Plan Year, but not later than the
89th day of the Plan Year, the Committee shall establish Individual Target Awards for each Participant, payment of
which shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of specific Performance Goals for the Plan Year established by the Committee in writing in advance of the Plan Year, or within such period as may be permitted by regulations issued under
Section 162(m) of the Code. The payment of an Award, if any shall be based upon the degree of achievement of the Performance Goals; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce some or all of the
amount which would otherwise be payable with respect to an Award. 
 5.2 Performance Goals. The Performance Goals established
by the Committee for a Plan Year shall be based on one or more Performance Measures. 
  

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 5.2.1 The Committee may provide in any Award that any evaluation of performance may include or
exclude any one or more of the following events that occur during a Plan Year: (a) write downs; (b) significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws
or provisions affecting reported Company results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or management’s
discussion and analysis of stockholders for the applicable plans year; (f) acquisitions or divestures; and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses. Such inclusion or exclusion shall be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code
Section 162(m) for deductibility. 
 5.2.2 In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee
discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. 
 5.3 Payment of Awards. At the time the Performance Goals are established, the Committee shall prescribe a formula to determine the percentage of
the Individual Target Award, which may be payable based upon the degree of attainment of the Performance Goals during the Plan Year. If the minimum Performance Goals established by the Committee are not met, no payment will be made to any
Participant. To the extent that the minimum Performance Goals are satisfied or surpassed, and upon written certification by the Committee that the Performance Goals have been satisfied to a particular extent, payment of the Award shall be made in
accordance with the prescribed formula based upon a percentage of the Individual Target Award unless the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, to reduce the payment to be made. 
 5.4 Maximum Award. The maximum award payable to any Participant for any Plan Year shall not exceed the greater of 3% of the Company’s
before tax net income or $3 million. 
 Article 6 Payment of Awards 
 6.1 Form and Timing of Payment. Each Participant’s Award shall be paid in one
(1) lump sum cash payment, no later than March 1st of the Plan Year following the Plan Year with respect
to which an Award relates (such date being hereinafter referred to as the “Payment Date”). 
 6.2 Unsecured Interest. No
Participant or any other party claiming an interest in amounts earned under the ECIP shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific asset of the Company. To the extent that any party acquires a right to receive payments under the ECIP, such
right shall be equivalent to that of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. 
 6.3 Active Employment. Except as provided in
Article 7, no Award shall be paid to any Participant who is not an active employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or affiliates on the last day of the applicable Plan Year and on the Payment Date, as such term is defined in
Section 6.1 hereof. 
  

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 Article 7 Termination of Employment  
 7.1 Termination of Employment Due to Death, Disability, or Retirement. In the event a Participant’s employment is terminated by reason of
death, Disability, or Retirement, the Award determined in accordance with Section 5.3 herein shall be reduced to reflect partial Plan Year participation through the date of such termination. A reduced Award shall be determined by multiplying
said Award by a fraction: the numerator of which shall be the number of days of employment in the Plan Year through the date of employment termination, and the denominator of which shall be three hundred sixty-five (365). In the case of a
Participant’s Disability, the employment termination shall be deemed to have occurred on the date that the Committee determines the Participant to be Disabled. The reduced Award thus determined shall be paid on the Payment Date with respect to
the Plan Year, as to which such Award relates to the Participant or his beneficiary in accordance with Article 9 hereof. 
 7.2
Termination of Employment for Other Reasons. In the event a Participant’s employment is terminated for any reason other than death, Disability, or Retirement all of the Participant’s rights to an Award for the Plan Year then in
progress shall be forfeited. However, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay a prorated Award for the portion of the Plan Year that the Participant was employed by the Company, computed as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event a Participant is terminated for Cause, the Participant shall in all events forfeit any Award not already paid. 
 Article 8
Rights of Participants 
 8.1 Employment. The Company intends that the Awards provided under the ECIP be a term of
employment and a part of each Participant’s compensation. Participation in the ECIP shall not constitute an agreement (a) of the Participant to remain in the employ of and to render his/her services to the Company, or (b) of the
Company to continue to employ such Participant, and the Company may subject to any applicable employment agreement terminate the employment of a Participant at any time with or without cause. 
 8.2 Nontransferability. No right or interest of any Participant in the ECIP shall be assignable or transferable, or subject to any lien,
directly, by operation of law or otherwise, including, but not limited to, execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge, and bankruptcy. 
 Article 9
Beneficiary Designation and Payment to Persons Other Than the Participant 
 Each Participant under the ECIP may, from time to
time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the ECIP is to be paid in case of his death before he receives any or all of such benefit. Each designation will revoke all prior
designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Committee during his lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits
remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. 
  

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 9.1 If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is payable under the ECIP is
unable to care for his affairs because of incapacity, illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefore has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if
the Committee so directs, be paid to his spouse, a child, a relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person
otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Company therefore. 
 Article 10 Amendments

 The Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the ECIP at any time; provided that no amendment may be made without the approval of the
Company’s shareholders if the effect of such amendment would be to cause outstanding or pending Awards to cease to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 Article 11 Miscellaneous 
 11.1 Governing
Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the ECIP and any rules and regulations relating to the ECIP and any Award shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of law
principles thereof. 
 11.2 Withholding Taxes. The Company shall deduct from all payments under the ECIP any Federal, state, local or
other taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments. 
 11.3 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated
by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 
 11.4 Severability. In the event any provision of the ECIP shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the ECIP, and the ECIP shall be
construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 
 11.5 Costs of the Plan and Unfunded Plan. All
costs of implementing and administering the ECIP shall be borne by the Company. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments which the Company may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the ECIP.
Nothing contained in the ECIP, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative or any
other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the ECIP, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall
be paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in the Plan. 
  

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 The ECIP is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended. 
 11.6 Retirement Plans and Welfare Benefit Plans. Except as specified in the employee benefit plan in question,
Awards under the ECIP will not be included as “compensation” for purposes of the Company’s retirement plans (both qualified and nonqualified) or welfare benefit plans. 
 11.7 Nonexclusivity. The adoption of the ECIP shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or Committee to adopt
such other compensation arrangements, as it may deem desirable for any Participant. 
 11.8 Successors. All obligations of the Company
under the ECIP with respect to Individual Target Awards and Awards granted hereunder shall be binding upon any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation,
or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. 
 11.9 Interpretation. The ECIP, the
Individual Target Awards, and Awards are designed and, to the extent determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, intended to comply with Code Section 162(m) and all provisions hereof, shall be construed in a manner to so comply.

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