The Posse Foundation President and Founder to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Dec. 22, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



   What:
   Debbie Bial, President and Founder of The Posse Foundation,
   will preside over the closing bell.

   Where:
   NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway -
   Broadcast Studio

   When:
   Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at 4 p.m. ET

   Contacts:
   Debbie Bial
   212.405.1691; debbieb@possefoundation.org

   NASDAQ MarketSite:
   Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539
   Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About The Posse Foundation:

The Posse Foundation is a youth leadership development and college access program that recruits, trains and sends teams (or Posses) of students to some of the top colleges and universities in the United States. To date more than 1,800 students have won over $175 million in leadership scholarships from Posse partner colleges. Posse is a national organization with chapters in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, and Washington D.C. Posse will open its sixth chapter in Atlanta in 2007.