NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The New York Stock Exchange, part of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) global network of exchanges, is pleased to welcome The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and VEREIT, Inc. (NYSE: VER) to our community of leading companies following the transfer of their stock listings from Nasdaq.

The Madison Square Garden Company commenced trading on the NYSE on July 27, 2015 and VEREIT, Inc. commenced trading on July 31, 2015. They bring the total number of transfers to the NYSE year-to-date to three, representing a total market capitalization of $13.2 billion, following the transfer of Azure Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: AZUR) in May. Last year, NYSE welcomed nine transfers from Nasdaq, representing a total market capitalization of $12.3 billion.

“When a company transfers to the New York Stock Exchange, it is joining a community of the world’s best businesses, leaders, innovators and problem-solvers,” said NYSE President Tom Farley. “We are proud to welcome The Madison Square Garden Company and VEREIT to this community and look forward to providing them with the unique benefits of our market model and globally-recognized brand.”

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About The Madison Square Garden Company

The Madison Square Garden Company is comprised of three business segments: MSG Sports, MSG Media and MSG Entertainment and is built on a foundation of iconic venues and compelling content that the company creates, produces, presents and/or distributes through its programming networks and other media assets. MSG Sports owns and operates the following sports franchises: the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL), the New York Liberty (WNBA), the Westchester Knicks (NBADL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). MSG Sports also features the presentation of a wide variety of live sporting events including professional boxing, college basketball, bull riding and tennis. MSG Media is a leader in production and content development for multiple distribution platforms, including content originating from the Company's venues. MSG Media's television networks consist of regional sports networks, MSG Network and MSG+, collectively referred to as MSG Networks. MSG Entertainment is one of the country's leaders in live entertainment. MSG Entertainment creates, produces and/or presents a variety of live productions, including the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and the New York Spring Spectacular, both featuring the Rockettes. MSG Entertainment also presents or hosts other live entertainment events such as concerts, family shows and special events in the Company's diverse collection of venues. These venues consist of Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, the Forum in Inglewood, CA, The Chicago Theatre, and the Wang Theatre in Boston, MA. More information is available at www.themadisonsquaregardencompany.com.

About VEREIT^TM

VEREIT is a leading, full-service real estate operating company with investment management capability. VEREIT owns and actively manages a diversified portfolio of retail, restaurant, office and industrial real estate assets with a total asset book value of $19.2 billion including approximately 4,645 properties totaling 101.8 million square feet. Additionally, VEREIT manages $6.3 billion of gross real estate investments on behalf of the Cole Capital® non-traded REITs. VEREIT is a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Additional information about VEREIT can be found on its website at www.VEREIT.com.

About Intercontinental Exchange

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