The Female Health Company (FHCO) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Jul 7, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) --

 What:
 O.B. Parrish, Chief Executive Officer of The Female Health Company
 (FHCO), will preside over the opening bell to celebrate the company's
 recent switch to NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Donna Felch
 dfelch@femalehealthcompany.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 (646) 441-5220
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

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.

About The Female Health Company (FHCO):

The Female Health Company manufactures, markets and sells FC female condoms (FC1 and FC2), the only FDA approved products under a woman's control that provide dual protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections ("STI's"), including HIV/AIDS.

The Female Health Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ-CM stock exchange under the symbol (FHCO).

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.

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SOURCE: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

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