Representatives From The Salvation Army to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Dec. 23, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 The Salvation Army in Greater New York leadership, including
 Lt.-Colonel Steve Hedgren, Eastern Territory General Secretary,
 will preside over the opening bell with help from a Salvation Army
 brass quartet.

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

 When:
 Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Gregory J. Sullwold
 845 620 7249
 GSULLWOLD@USE.SALVATIONARMY.ORG

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

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

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

Photos:

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

About The Salvation Army in Greater New York:

An integral part of the New York community for more than 125 years, The Salvation Army in Greater New York serves over 600,000 people annually and operates over 140 community and social service programs ranging from Emergency Disaster Services, to shelters, to performing arts camps. In 2006 alone, The Salvation Army in Greater New York provided 2,756,175 meals to the hungry and 895,873 nights of lodging to the homeless.

About NASDAQ OMX:

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 over 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North; 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 http://www.nasdaqomx.com.


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