Arabian American Development Company (ARSD) Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Nick Carter, Executive Vice President/COO of Arabian American
 Development Company (ARSD), will preside over the closing bell to
 celebrate the company's listing on NASDAQ.

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

 When:
 Friday, February 1, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Nick Carter
 (409) 385-8300
 ncarter@SouthHamptonrefining.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; Jolene.Libretto@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

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

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Arabian American Development Company (ARSD):

Arabian American owns and operates a petrochemical facility located in southeast Texas just north of Beaumont, specializing in high purity petrochemical solvents and other solvent type manufacturing. Arabian American also has a mining project in the Al-Masane area of Saudi Arabia which is under construction and is scheduled to be in production in late 2010. The mine will produce economic quantities of zinc, copper, gold, and silver.