LaBranche & Co Inc. (NYSE:LAB) (the “Company”) announced today that it will release first quarter 2009 financial results before the open of the market on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The Company will host a conference call which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 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.

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

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