2008-07-11 22:37:06 -

- LaBranche & Co Inc. (NYSE:LAB) announced today that it will release second quarter 2008 financial results before the open of the market on Friday, July 18, 2008. The Company will host a conference call which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The broadcast will be hosted on the

Company's web site located at 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.

LaBranche & Co Inc. is the parent of LaBranche & Co. LLC, one of the largest specialists in exchange-listed securities. LaBranche is also the parent of LaBranche Structured Holdings, Inc., whose subsidiaries are specialists and market-makers in options, exchange-traded funds and futures on various exchanges domestically and internationally. Another subsidiary of LaBranche, LaBranche Financial Services, LLC, provides mainly securities execution and brokerage services to institutional investors.

LaBranche & Co Inc.
Jeffrey A. McCutcheon, 212-425-1144
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer