Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Feb. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Judy Gold (Emmy Award winner), Paige Davis (Trading Spaces) and WICKED
 cast members will preside over the Closing Bell to promote Defying
 Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal
 Rights.

 Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for
 Equal Rights will take place on Monday, February 23rd, at 8:00 p.m. at
 the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street). Tickets and info. at
 www.DefyingInequality.com

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

 When:
 Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Patrick Paris
 (212) 601-9345
 Patrick@fifteenminutes.com

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

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). 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 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 Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a high-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 Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert:

On Monday evening, February 23rd at 8:00 p.m., the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year -- Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street).

Featured in the star-studded evening are performers from stage and screen -- all to benefit equal rights organizations including: Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, and The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force. For tickets and information, please contact Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4100 and visit www.defyinginequality.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, with over 3,800 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, NASDAQ OMX 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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