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ADVISORY, June 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

 What:  The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. will host its third annual
        NASDAQ OMX Food & Restaurant Industry Forum, including
        panel discussions and a NASDAQ Closing Bell, to discuss
        the state of the industry and trends within the food
        and restaurant industry sector.

        The Forum is being organized in collaboration with
        industry leaders such as The National Restaurant
        Association, along with various key experts such as 
        Nation's Restaurant News and the The Wall Street Journal. 
        The Wall Street Journal reporter, Julie Jargon will conduct 
        a Fireside Chat with Panera Bread CFO, Jeff Kip.

        In addition, Ornella Fado, television Host of Brindiamo!
        "A toast to the finest Italian restaurants " on NYCTV
        will interview Kerry Heffernan, Executive Chef.
        Kerry brings 20 years of culinary excellence,
        experience and leadership to the kitchen of South Gate
        at Jumeirah Essex House. Ornella and Kerry will
        participate in the NASDAQ Closing Bell along with panel
        participants.

        Panels themes / discussions will include:

           * "Marketing in a New World" - How food & beverage
             companies and restaurants are adopting social media and
             creating marketing techniques into their strategy to
             better reach consumers;

           * "Branding, Licensing & Growth" - How food & restaurant
             companies are driving growth and brand extensions
             through licensing;

           * "Business in the Current Economic Environment" - How
             restaurants & food companies are adjusting their
             business approach to cope with a challenging economic
             environment to continue driving sales.

 Who:   Panel Discussion:

           * Moderators include Adam Hirsch, COO, Mashable; Jeff
             Lotman of Global Icons; and Nicole Miller Regan, Piper
             Jaffray

           Industry experts from companies participating
           include, Panera Bread (Nasdaq:PNRA); B&G Foods
           (NYSE:BGF); Jamba Juice (Nasdaq:JMBA); Outback
           Steakhouse, Inc.; Famous Dave's of America Inc.
           (Nasdaq:DAVE); McCormick and Schmick's
           (Nasdaq:MSSR); BrightLine iTV Marketing Specialists;
           thefoodsection.com; Empathica; Attention; Nation's
           Restaurant News; Mistral Equity Partners; OSI
           Restaurant Partners, LLC; Mesirow Financial
           Consulting and Interactive Marketing

To see the detailed agenda with the company names and information for the webcast please go to: http://investor.shareholder.com/nasdaqomx/webcasts/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=69440

 When:  Wednesday, June 10, 2009

        Schedule:
        10:00 - 10:30 a.m.        Sign-in
        10:30 - 10:40 a.m.        Welcome Address
        10:40 - 10:50 a.m.        Opening Keynote
        10:50 - 11:00 a.m.        "State of the Industry"
        11:00 - 11:45 a.m.        Panel Discussion
        11:45 - 12:30 p.m.        Discussion with Ornella Fado
        12:30 - 1:15 p.m.         Lunch
         1:15 - 2:00 p.m.         Panel Discussion
         2:00 - 2:45 p.m.         Fireside Chat
         2:45 - 3:30 p.m.         Panel
         3:30 - 4:00 p.m.         NASDAQ Closing Bell
         4:15 - 6:00 p.m.         Cocktail Reception

        The panel discussion will be webcast live on
        NASDAQ.Com beginning at 11:00 a.m.
        http://investor.shareholder.com/nasdaq/NASDAQindustryforum/

        *Reporters, analysts, and other industry members are welcome
         to attend.

 Where: NASDAQ MarketSite
        4 Times Square (Corner of 43rd and Broadway)
        New York, NY

 RSVP:  Interested parties should RSVP to Jolene Libretto
        Jolene.libretto@nasdaqomx.com

 NASDAQ OMX lists approximately 122 companies within the Food & 
 Restaurant industry sector.

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.

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 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 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.

NDAQA

CONTACT:  The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
          Silvia Davi
            +1 646 441 5014
            silvia.davi@nasdaqomx.com
          Jolene Libretto
            +1 646 441 5220
            Jolene.libretto@nasdaqomx.com