New York Maritime, Inc. (NYMAR) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Sept. 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

New York Maritime, Inc. (NYMAR) will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square for their shipping seminar, "Corporate Governance and the New York Capital Markets," which will take place on Tuesday, September 7th.

In honor of the occasion, representatives from NYMAR and NASDAQ OMX will preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell just before the seminar commences.

The seminar will be moderated by Lawrence Rutkowski, Partner of Seward & Kissel, and will feature industry notables including:

Who:

  • Edward S. Knight, EVP, General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer, NASDAQ OMX;
  • Paul Leand, Managing Director and CEO, AMA Capital;
  • Felipe Menendez CEO, Ultrapetrol [ULTR];
  • and Harry Toll  Managing Partner, Alterna Capital

Where:

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

When:

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET     

Contacts:

Carleen Lyden-Kluss
(203) 255-4686
c.lyden-kluss@morganmarketcomm.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.

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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 New York Maritime Inc. (NYMAR):

NYMAR is a member based association of maritime companies in the greater metropolitan New York area which has made great strides in promoting the benefits of the region as a maritime business center in order to attract more businesses to share in the opportunities available in this robust area. It hosts an annual seminar, and participates in many area conferences and events.   For more information, go to www.nymar.org.

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 approximately 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX 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 exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX 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 exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/nasdaqomx) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).

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