NASDAQ Announces Early Closing Schedule For Monday, July 3, 2006

On Monday, July 3, 2006, the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will close at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) and will conduct a modified extended-hours session until 3:30 p.m., ET. Consequently, most NASDAQ systems will close three hours early. For details about the early closing schedule, visit http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader/News/2006/headtraderalerts/hta2006-080.pdf .

Brut and INET will operate extended-hours sessions until 5:00 p.m., ET.

NASDAQ is the largest U.S. electronic stock market. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at http://www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ Newsroom at http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/ .