Fashion Designer Cynthia Rowley to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Feb. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Cynthia Rowley will preside over the Opening Bell to kick off Fashion
 Week and to celebrate her Fall/Winter 2009 collection. She will be
 joined by her staff, including her design team, in ringing the
 Opening Bell.

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

 When:
 Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Michelle Finocchi
 (212) 242-0847 ext. 402
 finocchi@cynthiarowley.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441 5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

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 Cynthia Rowley:

Cynthia Rowley's Fall 2009 collection will hit the runway on Monday, February 16 at 5 PM at the Jane Hotel during Fashion Week.

Cynthia was seven when she constructed her first dress and as a senior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago sold her first collection of eight pieces to several of New York's most prominent stores. Today her collection of clothing, accessories, fragrance, housewares and books are sold worldwide, in better department and specialty stores as well as Cynthia Rowley shops in New York, Chicago, East Hampton, Charleston, Japan, Hong Kong, Beijing and Taiwan and in the Cynthia Rowley online store. Cynthia has been honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and is frequently seen on shows like Project Runway, Design Star and the Today Show. She is a mother to two young daughters. For more information, please visit www.cynthiarowley.com.

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, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX 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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