SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriman Capital, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), today announced that it will serve as a headline sponsor of the 49 North Resource Conference, April 26-27, 2011, at The W Hotel in New York.

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The 49 North Resource Conference features presentations from 16 of today's most dynamic exploration and production companies across the natural resource sector. Merriman's institutional investors will have the opportunity to attend company presentations in the general session and schedule private meetings with company management throughout the two-day event.

Spencer Grimes, Merriman Capital managing director, said: "We're excited to sponsor the 49 North Conference and help broaden the exposure of fast-growing international companies in the natural resource sector. Our Services Group advises many of these companies to enhance their visibility with U.S. institutional investors, which includes a listing on OTCQX, the premier tier of the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market. Additionally, the 49 North Resource Conference will also highlight the convergence of rare-earth resources within the CleanTech space. For example, we believe there's a strong investment upside for those investors who further examine how these companies are the commodity building blocks of solar, battery and smart grid technologies."

Registration for the conference is free for institutional investors and shareholders of presenting companies. Participating companies include:

• Argentex Mining Corporation (TSX-V:ATX;OTCQB:AGXM)
• Aurizon Mines Ltd (TSX:ARZ;AMEX:AZK)
• Banro Corporation (TSX:BAA;AMEX:BAA)
• Exeter Resource Corporation (TSX:XRC;AMEX:XRA)
• Extorre Gold Mines Limited (TSX:XG;AMEX:XG)
• Gowest Amalgamated Resources Ltd. (TSX:GWA;OTCBB:GWSAF)
• Grayd Resource Corp. (TSX-V:GYD)
• Maudore Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V:MAO;OTCBB:MAOMF)
• Midlands Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:MEX;OTCQX:MDLXF)
• Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:NFR;OTCBB:NFRGF)
• NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG;AMEX:NG)
• Rare Earth Metals Inc. (TSX-V:RA)
• South American Silver Corp. (TSX:SAC)
• Stonegate Agricom Ltd. (TSX:ST)
• Tirex Resources Ltd (TSX-V:TXX)
• Uranium Energy Corporation (AMEX:UEC)

Also on hand at the conference will be representatives from today's leading exchanges for national resource companies, as well as, key media personalities and industry publications. For more information about the conference or to register, please visit: http://www.fortyninenorth.com/conferences.php

About 49 North

49 North is a leading advocate for growing organizations wishing to penetrate further into the U.S. marketplace. From marketing road shows to full-service investor relations services, we're applying new methods and thought to drive higher valuations, increased liquidity, and broader investor awareness for our clients.

About Merriman Holdings, Inc.

Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR) is a financial services firm focused on fast-growing companies and the institutions that invest in them.  The company offers high-quality investment banking, equity research, institutional services and corporate & venture services, and specializes in four growth industry sectors: Technology, Telecom, Consumer, Media & Internet and CleanTech Infrastructure.  For more information, please go to www.merrimanco.com.  Merriman Capital is a member of FINRA and SIPC.

Note to Investors

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of the Company. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2011. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2011 and the Form 10-Q filed on November 15, 2010, together with this press release and the financial information contained herein, are available on our website, www.merrimanco.com. Please click on "Investor Relations."

SOURCE Merriman Capital, Inc.