LaBranche & Co. to Broadcast Review of First Quarter 2004 Earnings Live Over The Internet NEW YORK, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LaBranche & Co Inc. announced today that it will release first quarter 2004 financial results before the open of the market on Friday, April 23, 2004. Michael LaBranche, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Harvey S. Traison, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, April 23, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The broadcast will be hosted on the Company's web site located at http://www.labranche.com/. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast. An online archive of the broadcast will be available within two hours of the live call. Founded in 1924, LaBranche is a leading Specialist firm. The Company is the Specialist for more than 650 companies, seven of which are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 30 of which are in the S&P 100 Index and 103 of which are in the S&P 500 Index. In addition, LaBranche acts as the Specialist in over 200 options. DATASOURCE: LaBranche & Co Inc. CONTACT: Larry Prendergast, Executive Vice President of Finance, or Harvey S. Traison, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, both of LaBranche & Co Inc., +1-212-425-1144; Investors - Michael Polyviou or Lanie Fladell or Media - Brian Maddox or Scot Hoffman, all of Financial Dynamics, +1-212-850-5600, for LaBranche Web site: http://www.labranche.com/

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