LaBranche & Co Inc. to Broadcast Review of Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Live Over the Internet NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LaBranche & Co Inc. (NYSE: LAB) announced today that it will release second quarter 2005 financial results before the open of the market on Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Michael LaBranche, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffrey M. Chertoff, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 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 and market-maker in equities, options and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") on major securities exchanges. The Company acts as a specialist and market-maker for more than 680 companies, 30 of which are in the S&P 100 Index and 104 of which are in the S&P 500 Index. In addition, LaBranche is a specialist and market-maker in U.S.-listed ETFs and is a specialist in over 500 classes of equity and index options. DATASOURCE: LaBranche & Co Inc. CONTACT: Jeffrey M. Chertoff, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of LaBranche & Co Inc., +1-212-425-1144; or Investors - Michael Polyviou, or Theresa Kelleher, or Media - Brian Maddox, or Scot Hoffman, all of Financial Dynamics, +1-212-850-5600 Web site: http://www.labranche.com/

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