BXXX Brooke Corp (MM)

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shawn Lowry, director and vice president of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ:BXXX), and president and chief executive officer of its insurance agency subsidiary, Brooke Franchise Corporation, will participate next week in Sandler O'Neill's 2006 Financial Services Conference, featuring insurance and efinance companies at Le Parker Meridien in New York City. Mr. Lowry will provide remarks as part of a property and casualty brokers' panel on Thursday, June 8 at 8 a.m. (EDT). The presentation will be webcast on Sandler O'Neill's Web site, http://www.sandleroneill.com/ and is accessible via teleconference at (617) 213-8842. Investors planning to listen to the webcast should pre-register through the Sandler O'Neill Web site before June 8. A replay of the webcast will be available until July 9, 2006 at the Sandler O'Neill Web site. Mr. Lowry's remarks and panel participation include forward-looking statements that reflect Brooke Corporation management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are identified by words such as, but not limited to, "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," "will," "may" and other analogous expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results of Brooke Corporation to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For more information regarding such risks, uncertainties and factors, please refer to Brooke Corporation's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About our company ... Brooke Corporation is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "BXXX." Brooke Corporation is a holding company with three operating subsidiaries. Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary that distributes insurance and financial services through a network of approximately 600 franchise locations. Brooke Credit Corporation is a subsidiary that originates loans to insurance agencies and other businesses that sell insurance or financial services, including Brooke franchisees. Brooke Brokerage Corporation is a subsidiary that brokers hard-to-place insurance and brokers loans for general insurance agencies specializing in hard-to-place insurance sales. For more information, visit http://www.brookecorp.com/ . E-mail distribution. . . To receive electronic press release alerts, visit the "Investor Relations" section of the Brooke Corporation Web site at http://www.brookecorp.com/ and subscribe to our "E-mail Alerts" online. DATASOURCE: Brooke Corporation CONTACT: Anita Larson, Brooke Corporation, +1-913-661-0123, or Web site: http://www.brookecorp.com/ http://www.sandleroneill.com/

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