American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Manhattan Pharmaceutical Inc.
07 Octubre 2005 - 12:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) today began trading the stock of Manhattan Pharmaceutical
Inc, under the ticker symbol MHA. Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
is a development stage pharmaceutical company based in New York. It
acquires and develops proprietary prescription drugs for large,
underserved patient populations, and is developing Oleoyl estrone,
an orally administered therapeutic for weight loss. "We gladly
welcome Manhattan Pharmaceutical Inc. to the American Stock
Exchange," Amex Equities Group Senior Vice President John McGonegal
said. "We look forward to supporting the company's effort to reach
a wider investor audience and hope they will avail themselves to
the broad array of services we provide to our listed companies."
"The Amex listing, which was one of our corporate milestones for
2005, should give us added visibility and improve the liquidity of
our shares, attracting a broader investor base," said Douglas Abel,
Manhattan Pharmaceutical's chief executive officer. Manhattan
Pharmaceutical Inc. has selected HBH Specialists as the specialist
in its stock. For more information on MHA, or any Amex-listed
company, please visit http://www.amex.com/. The American Stock
Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that offers
trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange
traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM).
In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is
the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic
product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings,
the Amex lists 169 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the
largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on
broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign
stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/.
DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Javier E. David of
The American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1440, Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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