Pershing Gold trading on NASDAQ

Pershing Gold Corporation says its common stock has started to trade, effective today, on the NASDAQ Global Market. It will trade under the symbol PGLC.

NASDAQ approved the company’s listing application on June 30, 2015.

Stephen D. Alfers, Pershing Gold’s president and CEO, says, “Trading on the NASDAQ will provide us increased visibility in the market place [and] greater access to capital.”

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