Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index

NEW YORK, June 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. NDAQ announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index ABQI, which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, June 18, 2012.

The following seven securities will be added to the Index: BofI Holding, Inc. BOFI, CoBiz Financial Inc. COBZ, First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. FIBK, Franklin Financial Corporation FRNK, Hanmi Financial Corporation HAFC, OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. OABC and Taylor Capital Group, Inc. TAYC.

The Index is designed to track the performance of banks and thrifts, or their holding companies, listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market^®. The Index is intended to serve as a benchmark for investment products by including the larger and more liquid community banks. The NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index is reviewed on a semi-annual basis. For more information about the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index, including detailed eligibility criteria, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.

As a result of the evaluation the following seven companies will be removed from the index:

Camden National Corporation CAC, Enterprise Financial Services Corp EFSC, The First of Long Island Corporation FLIC, Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. GSBC, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. NFBK, Sun Bancorp, Inc. SNBC and Westfield Financial, Inc. WFD.

The First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Fund QABA seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index.

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