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NASDAQ OMX Official Sponsor of This Year's Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show

ADVISORY, Aug. 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What:         
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ADVISORY, Aug. 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:         

NASDAQ OMX is the official 2010 sponsor of the annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, one of the largest outdoor horse shows in the United States.

The Classic, now in its third successful decade, will take place in Bridgehampton, New York from August 29 - September 5.

During the event, NASDAQ OMX will showcase excerpts from its "Dream It. Do It." campaign, which champions NASDAQ OMX as a transformative, forward-looking exchange company where innovation meets action.

The Hampton Classic is a premier New York event that attracts sponsorship from innovative companies worldwide that are committed to the growth of the local and global economy, including NASDAQ listed Bridgehampton National Bank (Nasdaq:BDGE) and Panera Bread (Nasdaq:PNRA).

As the world's largest exchange company and leading provider for financial market infrastructure around the world, NASDAQ OMX is a technology pioneer driving economic growth in a global economy. Nearly 1000 companies on the East Cast actively trade on The NASDAQ Stock Market and more than 3,600 globally.  NASDAQ OMX is proud to be among some of the world's most widely recognized brands at such a prestigious New York event.  The New York region alone accounts for approximately 21 percent of East Coast companies listed on NASDAQ.   

The Classic hosts exciting hunter/jumper competition from junior levels up to the pinnacle of the sport, grand prix show jumping, featuring the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and World Cup™ Qualifier on Sunday, September 5. For detailed information please visit .

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 more than 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 . Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook ( and Twitter ().

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