(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) --SAN FRANCISCO - January 30, 2014 - Merriman Capital, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MERR), today announced that it has added John A. Reardon ("JR") as Managing Director to its capital markets team.  

Reardon joined Merriman Capital, Inc in January 2014 and is focused on growing the firm's middle market institutional and high net worth practice. Prior to joining Merriman, Reardon was with Crowell Weedon/D.A. Davidson in the Los Angeles area covering hedge funds and high net worth individuals. Reardon also served as Managing Director, Institutional Sales with Dominick and Dominick LLC in New York City. Formerly, he was with Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette for ten years as a Vice-President of Sales.

"JR has developed deep relationships over the years across a broad spectrum of equity investors" commented Jon Merriman. "We look forward to him broadening our reach into the small cap focused institutional and middle market community as our advisory business continues to grow. It's great having JR here, and he's already having an impact."

About Merriman Capital, Inc.

Merriman Capital, Inc. is a full service investment bank and Broker-Dealer that facilitates efficient capital formation through a proprietary digital network, and offers Capital Markets Advisory and comprehensive Corporate Brokerage services for public and private companies. The firm also provides equity and options execution services for sophisticated investors and differentiated research for high growth companies. Merriman Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned brokerage subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MERR) and is a leading advisory firm for publicly traded, high-growth companies.

Digital Capital Network, powered by Merriman Capital, is a capital marketplace that enables highly targeted and more efficient execution of transactions. Please visit our website for more information on how you can be a part of our Digital Capital Network: http://www.digitalcapitalnetwork.com

Merriman Capital, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer and member of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) http://www.finra.org/ and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) http://www.sipc.org/.

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/A filed on April 30, 2013 and the Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013. 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/A filed on April 30, 2013 and the Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013, together with this press release and the financial information contained herein, are available on our website, www.merrimanco.com. Please click on "Investor Relations."

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At the Company:

Becky Popoff

Vice President, Human Resources & Operations

Merriman Capital, Inc

(415) 568-3925

Howard Bernstein

Chief Compliance Officer

Merriman Capital, Inc

(415) 262-1377

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Source: Merriman Holdings Inc. via Globenewswire

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