NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today announced that it has launched trading in the Claymore/BBD High Income Index ETF (Symbol: LVL) and the Claymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core ETF (Symbol: KSF) by Claymore Securities, Inc. (Claymore). Claymore/BBD High Income Index ETF (Symbol: LVL) LVL seeks to track, before the fees and expenses, the Benchmarks By Design High Income Index (BBD Income Index). The BBD Income Index is comprised of approximately 110 to 150 securities selected from a universe of U.S. listed common stocks and American depositary receipts paying dividends, real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships, closed-end funds and traditional preferred stocks. The securities in the index universe are selected using a proprietary methodology developed by Benchmarks By Design. Claymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core ETF (Symbol: KSF) KSF seeks to track, before the fees and expenses, an equity index called the KLD Large Cap Sudan Free Social(SM) Index (KLD Index). The KLD Index is based on the KLD Large Cap Social(SM) Index (LCSI), which is comprised of a subset of stocks in the Russell 1000(R) Index with market capitalizations generally greater than $1 billion and that meet KLD Research & Analytics' screens for environmental, social and governance factors. All LCSI holdings with certain types of business involvement in Sudan are removed from the KLD Index. "Claymore is a respected leader in providing investors with a broad variety of products to meet their objectives," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. "The Amex takes great pride in welcoming Claymore's 22nd and 23rd ETF listings to the Exchange." Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, LP is the specialist for LVL and KSF. About the American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) 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 324 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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