WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Advisory Board Company (Nasdaq: ABCO) announced today that it will hold an investor conference call hosted by Robert W. Musslewhite, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Frank J. Williams, Executive Chairman, and Michael T. Kirshbaum, Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the Company's financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The call will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Company plans to release its third quarter financial results after the market closes on Monday, February 9, 2009.

The investor conference call will be available via live web cast on the Company's web site at www.advisoryboardcompany.com in the section titled "The Firm," found under the tab "Investor Relations." To participate by telephone, the dial-in number is 866.272.9941 and the access code is 84565510. Call participants are advised to dial in at least five minutes prior to the call to register. The web cast will be archived for seven days: from 8:00 p.m., Monday, February 9, 2009, until 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday, February 16, 2009.

About The Advisory Board Company

The Advisory Board Company provides best practices research, analysis, executive education and leadership development, decision support tools and installation support services primarily to the health care industry, focusing on business strategy, operations and general management issues. The Company provides best practices and research through discrete programs to a membership of more than 2,700 organizations, including leading hospitals, health systems, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health care insurers, medical device companies, universities and other educational institutions. Members of each program are typically charged a fixed annual fee and have access to an integrate set of services that may include best practice research studies, executive education seminars, customized research briefs, decision support tools, and web-based access to the program's content database.

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