Liquid Holdings Group Prices Initial Public Offeri

NEW YORK, July 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. ("Liquid") (Nasdaq: LIQD ), a provider of cloud-based execution and order management, risk and shadow accounting systems for the financial services community, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 3,175,000 shares of its common stock at $9.00 per share. In addition, Liquid has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 464,238 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. All of the shares are being offered by Liquid. The shares of common stock will trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "LIQD."

Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. is the sole book-running manager. The offering of these securities is being made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus related to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and may be obtained, when available, from: Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Prospectus Department, or calling toll-free 1-866-805-4128 or emailing syndicate@sandleroneill.com .

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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