The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, Nov. 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in honor of the second World Pancreatic Cancer Day, which takes place in November, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

In honor of the occasion, Samantha Myers, a committed volunteer for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, will ring the Closing Bell.

Where: 
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When: 
Friday, November 13, 2015 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET 

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Media Contact: 
Cara Martinez
(310) 706-3357 
cmartinez@pancan.org

Nasdaq MarketSite: 
Will Briganti
(646) 441-5012 
William.Briganti@nasdaq.com

Feed Information: 
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
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DL 3811 Vertical
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Webcast:
A webcast of the Nasdaq Closing Bell will be available at:
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Photos:
To obtain a hi-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 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network:

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. The organization is leading the way to increase survival for people diagnosed with this devastating disease through a bold initiative — The Vision of Progress: Double Pancreatic Cancer Survival by 2020. To continue to accelerate progress, a goal to raise $200 million by 2020 is also in place. Together, we can Wage Hope and rewrite the future of pancreatic cancer.

About Nasdaq:

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,600 listed companies with a market value of approximately $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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