Rex Energy Corporation (REXX) Chief Executive Officer and Director to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Company to Celebrate Recent Initial Public Offering On NASDAQ


ADVISORY, Aug. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Benjamin W. Hulburt, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Rex
 Energy Corporation (REXX), will preside over the closing bell in
 celebration of the company's recent initial public offering on
 NASDAQ.

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

 When:
 Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Benjamin W. Hulburt
 814.278.7267
 investorrelations@rexenergycorp.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Silvia Davi
 646.441.5014

 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.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

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 Rex Energy Corporation (REXX):

Rex Energy is an independent oil and gas company operating in the Illinois Basin, the Appalachian Basin and the southwestern region of the United States. The Company pursues a balanced growth strategy of exploiting its sizable inventory of lower-risk developmental drilling locations, pursuing its higher-potential exploration drilling and enhanced oil recovery projects, and actively seeking to acquire complementary oil and natural gas properties.