NEW YORK, May 24, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) today announced that the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Vijay B. Samant, will preside over The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell ceremony from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 25. The event will be accessible via live webcast at www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx, or through a link on the company’s website at www.vical.com. Vical is participating in the NASDAQ Closing Bell ceremony in conjunction with the company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT the same day.