ICR Announces “Taking Stock with Teens” Panel at the 15th Annual ICR XChange

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICR, one of the largest independent financial communications firms in North America, today announced it will hold an interactive panel entitled “Taking Stock with Teens,” at the 15^th Annual ICR XChange, taking place January 15-17, 2013 at The Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, FL. The panel will be held at 11:55 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 17.

The Taking Stock with Teens panel will feature 15 teens from Miami Springs Senior High School in Miami springs, FL, who will share insights on hot and fading trends in a range of consumer spending categories. The panel is being hosted by Piper Jaffray & Co and comes on the heels of the firm’s 13 year study of teen buying behavior, shopping characteristics and brand preferences.

Tom Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of ICR, commented, “The teen panel is an annual event at the ICR XChange that always draws strong attendance from analysts, investors and the brand executives themselves who are eager to hear what’s resonating with teens straight from the shoppers themselves. The panel has historically predicted broader consumer trends and we’re looking forward to gaining new insight at this year’s conference. We thank Piper Jaffray for hosting the discussion.”

The 15^th Annual ICR XChange is pleased to be sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; Canaccord Genuity; Citi; Cowen and Company; Credit Suisse; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; ITG; Janney Montgomery Scott LLC; Jefferies; J.P. Morgan; KeyBanc Capital Markets; Lazard; Nomura Securities International; Piper Jaffray & Co; Raymond James; Robert W. Baird & Co.; Stephens Inc.; Stifel Nicolaus Weisel; Wells Fargo Securities; and William Blair.

ICR XChange Mobile App

Conference attendees are encouraged to download the ICR XChange mobile app for a range of helpful information including the schedule of presenting companies, conference agenda and maps of the conference area. To download:

• iPhone: Go to the App Store and search for “icr xchange”
• Android: Go to Google Play and search for “icr xchange”
• Blackberry, Windows Mobile and other devices: Access the web based application at http://app.core-apps.com/icr_xchange2013

About ICR

Established in 1998, ICR is consistently ranked as one of the top independent financial communications firms in North America, and in 2011 was ranked as the 8^th largest independent communications firm overall. ICR specializes in investor relations, corporate and crisis communications and digital media, and represents more than 350 public and private companies across more than twenty different sectors. The firm maintains offices in Norwalk, Conn., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Beijing.

Learn more at www.icrinc.com.

About ICR XChange

The ICR XChange is a unique platform where public and private company management teams, institutional investors, sell-side research analysts, investment bankers, private equity professionals and select media connect with one another with the goal of understanding consumer trends and public company prospects as the year begins. The event is one of the largest investment conferences of the year, featuring presentations by more than 150 public and private companies, with attendance regularly exceeding 1,500.

For more information please visit www.icrxchange.com. For updates on the conference follow ICR XChange on Twitter @ICRPR and join the conversation using the #icrxchange hashtag.