Independent Petroleum Association of America Chairman to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, April 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Bruce Vincent, Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and President of Swift Energy Company, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square and preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT   

Contacts:

Nicole Daigle
Independent Petroleum Association of America
202.857-4722
ndaigle@ipaa.org

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Jolene Libretto
(646) 441-5220
Jolene.Libretto@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 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 Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at:
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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 the Independent Petroleum Association of America: IPAA is the leading national upstream trade association representing the oil and natural gas producers and service companies that drill 90 percent of the wells in the United States. Independents produce 68 percent of American oil and 82 percent of American natural gas. For more information, visit www.ipaa.org. You can also follow the IPAA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nadaigle.

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