October 23, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) will be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index, effective at the start of trading Thursday, October 29, 2009.

The NASDAQ-100 Index is comprised of the 100 largest non-financial stocks on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. Priceline.com shares also will be added to the PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQQ), which aims to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond with the NASDAQ-100 Index performance.

Priceline.com provides online travel services in 29 languages in over 78 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Included in the priceline.com family of companies is Booking.com, a international online hotel reservation service, priceline.com, a leading U.S. online travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers, and Agoda.com, an Asian online hotel reservation service.

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