FBR to Report Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FBR & Co. (Nasdaq: FBRC ) (FBR), a leading investment bank serving the middle market, announced today that it will release results for the third quarter of 2013 before the market opens on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.

Investors wishing to listen to the earnings call at 9:00 A.M. U.S. EDT, Wednesday, October 23, 2013, may do so via the Web or conference call at:

Webcast link: http://www.media-server.com/m/p/yu8h3gvo

Toll-free:         877.303.6433
International:   224.357.2198
Access code:  71548348

Replays of the earnings call will be available via webcast following the call.

FBR & Co. (Nasdaq: FBRC ) provides investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage, and research services through its subsidiary FBR Capital Markets & Co. FBR focuses capital and financial expertise on the following industry sectors: consumer; diversified industrials; energy & natural resources; financial institutions; insurance; real estate; and technology, media & telecom. FBR is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with offices throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.fbr.com .

Statements in this release concerning future performance, developments, events, market forecasts, revenues, expenses, earnings, run rates and any other guidance on present or future periods constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations or current circumstances. These factors include, but are not limited to, the effect of demand for public and private securities offerings, activity in the secondary securities markets, interest rates, the risks associated with merchant banking investments, the realization of gains and losses on principal investments, available technologies, competition for business and personnel, and general economic, political and market conditions. For a discussion of these and other risks and important factors that could affect FBR's future results and financial condition, see "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II, Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012; and other items throughout the Company's Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Investors: Bradley J. Wright 703.312.9678 Media: Shannon Small 703.469.1190