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Executives representing NYSE-listed Houston-Area companies ring The Closing Bell® remotely from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. As The Closing Bell® rings, executives ring cow bells while a bull rushes out of a chute on the arena floor.
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The Rodeo invites the world’s top 50 rodeo athletes in each event to compete annually. The event brings out the best of the best in bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and tiedown roping, as well as hosting the biggest names in the music industry.
ABOUT HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO:
Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo(tm) has committed more than $235 million to the youth of Texas. It is the driving force for promoting Western heritage in the nation's fourth largest city. With the help of 21,000 volunteers, the Show is the world's largest livestock show and richest regular-season PRCA rodeo, and one of the world's most significant concert venues. Each year, more than 1.6 million people enjoy the Show. This Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization directly benefits the Houston metropolitan area annually with an impact of more than $344 million and nearly $387 million worldwide. (Source: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo)
Participating Companies:
American Spectrum Realty, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AQQ) - Anthony Eppolito, CFO
American Spectrum Realty, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AQQ) - William McGrath, Vice President
Atwood Oceanic, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) - John R. Irwin, President and Chief Executive Officer
Atwood Oceanic, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) - James M. Holland, Senior Vice President and Secretary
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) - Peter A. Ragauss, Senior Vice President and CFO
Carriage Services (NYSE: CSV) - Mel Payne, CEO
Carriage Services (NYSE: CSV) - Terry Sanford, CFO
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LNG) - Kate Pipkin, Vice President
Consolidated Graphics (NYSE: CGX) - Joe R. Davis, Chief Executive Officer
Consolidated Graphics (NYSE: CGX) - Jon Biro, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, EVP
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) - DeAnne Gabel, Director of IR and Zane Rowe, EVP and CFO
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: ENB) - Terry McGill, President
Geokinetics, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GOK) - Richard Miles, CEO
Geokinetics, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GOK) - Scott McCurdy, Vice President and CFO
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) - John C. Rickel, Chief Financial Officer
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) - J. Brooks O'Hara, VP of Human Resources
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR) - James A. Edmiston, President and CEO
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR) - Stephen C. Haynes, Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) - T. Kevin DeNicola, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pride International Inc. (NYSE: PDE) - Brian C. Voegele, Senior Vice President and CFO
TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (NYSE: TPP) - Tracy E. Ohmart, Acting Chief Financial Officer
Vantage Drilling Company (NYSE: VTG) - A. Bragg, CEO
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