What:
To celebrate 20 years on the NASDAQ, Independent Bank Corporation (IBC)
(NASDAQ: IBCP) President and CEO Michael M. Magee will ring the bell to
open the market Friday morning.
Magee will be joined in ringing the opening bell by recently retired
President, CEO and current Chairman of the Board Charles Van Loan and Loren
Adgate who served as IBC's first president and CEO from 1974 until 1992
when Van Loan took over.
IBC was created from First Security Bank in 1974, First Security Bank was
founded in 1864 and IBC began trading on the NASDAQ in 1985. IBC's opening
the NASDAQ celebrates more than 140 years as a financial institution, more
than 30 years as a holding company with successful affiliates across
Michigan and 20 years of success as a publicly traded company.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite -- 4 Times Square -- 43rd & Broadway -- Broadcast Studio
When:
Friday, September 16th, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. EDT
Feed Information:
The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink
IA-5 C-band/transponder 14. The downlink frequency is 3980 horizontal;
audio: 6.2/6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If
you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at
(646) 441-5220.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the
market open of your choice.
Contacts:
Barbara A. Wood
(616) 522-1775
Email Contact
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Stephanie Lowenthal
646.441.5220