Legg Mason to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 

Legg Mason, a global asset management firm, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of the ClearBridge All Cap Growth ETF CACG, the ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF LRGE, and the ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF YLDE.

In honor of the occasion, Rick Genoni, Head of ETF Product Management and Terrence Murphy, CEO of ClearBridge Investments, will ring the Opening Bell. 

Mary Jane McQuillen, ESG Head and Portfolio Manager on the LRGE and YLDE ETF teams will be available to discuss why ESG is important to investors and why it makes sense as an ETF.  

Where:

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

When:

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET        

Legg Mason Media Contact:

Maria Rosati 

212-805-6036

MRosati@leggmason.com

Nasdaq MarketSite:

Emily Pan

(646) 441-5120

emily.pan@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West

18 mhz Lower

DL 3811 Vertical

FEC 3/4

SR 13.235

DR 18.295411

MOD 4:2:0

DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:

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Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and click on the market open of your choice.

About Legg Mason, Inc.

Legg Mason, Inc. is a global asset management firm, with $728 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2017. The company provides active asset management in many major investment centers throughout the world. Legg Mason is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange LM.

About Nasdaq

Nasdaq NDAQ is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. 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 89 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to 3,800 total listings with a market value of $11 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com.

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