LONDON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(R)); (NASDAQ:NDAQ) will host its first-ever Investor Conference for SmallCap companies, specifically in the $500 million - $1 billion market cap range, in association with Merrill Lynch in London on February 7-8, 2006. Presentations will be made by the senior management of 16 companies, which will be webcast live. NASDAQ Investor Conferences are typically held in London and Tokyo, the largest investment centres outside of the U.S., and are designed to provide NASDAQ companies with a forum to meet with buy-side investors located throughout Europe and Japan. Richard Klein, Managing Director, US Institutional Sales, Merrill Lynch, said, "this conference is the first of its kind and we hope this proves to be of great interest to investors & companies alike. We are proud of our ongoing commitment to provide greater access to corporate management for our institutional clients and we are pleased to have the opportunity to host this inaugural event at the Merrill Lynch Financial Centre." "We are delighted to be able to provide institutional investors with an opportunity to interact with leaders of companies that represent a diverse range of industry groups within the $500 million - $1 billion market cap range. NASDAQ investor programs have proven to be mutually beneficial to participating issuers, global investment and analyst communities and we hope that this new forum for small cap companies, will realize the same benefits," said NASDAQ Executive Vice President, Bruce Aust. The following NASDAQ-listed companies will participate in the inaugural Small-Cap Investor Conference: Healthcare ArthroCare Corporation (ARTC); deCode genetics, Inc (DCGN); Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ENCY); Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MNTA); Myogen, Inc. (MYOG); QLT Inc. (QLTI); and Ventiv Health, Inc. (VTIV). Technology Coherent, Inc. (COHR); Diodes Incorporated (DIOD); Gevity HR, Inc. (GVHR); Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI); SafeNet, Inc. (SFNT); Synaptics Incorporated (SYNA); Telvent GIT, S.A. (TLVT); and Xyratex Ltd. (XRTX). Consumer Isle of Capris Casinos, Inc. (ISLE) NASDAQ's international investor programs are part of an array of product and service offerings that NASDAQ offers its Listed Companies such as NASDAQ's Market Intelligence Desk, investor relations products, real-time data, research, insurance products, and more. Details of how to access the webcasts live on these dates or afterwards in archived form can be found at the NASDAQ Institutional Investor Center at http://investors.nasdaq.com/. The site provides over 20,000 portfolio managers, analysts and brokers worldwide with access to video content and information on NASDAQ-listed companies. Since its 2003 launch, it has generated approximately 1.2 million page views and more than 4 million hits, with international visitors accounting for more than 35% of those hits. About NASDAQ NASDAQ(R) is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States. 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/. NASDAQ makes no representation about the financial conditions of any company. Investors should evaluate companies carefully before investing. NDAQG First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE: NASDAQ CONTACT: Harriet Benson of NASDAQ, +44 (0) 20 7825 5544, or Web site: http://www.nasdaqnews.com/ http://www.nasdaq.com/

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